Cytherellidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Oligostraca
Classis: Ostracoda
Subclassis: Podocopa
Ordo: Platycopida

Familia: Cytherellidae
Genera (6): Cytherella – Cytherelloidea – Grammcythella – Inversacytherella – Keijcyoidea – Platella
References

Kempf, E.K. 2012: Substitute names for homonym species of Cytherellidae (Ostracoda: Podocopa: Platycopida). Munis entomology & zoology 7 (2): 1260–1267. abstract and pdf Reference page.

Cytherellidae is the only living family of the ostracod order Platycopida.[2][3] Eyes are absent.[4] It contains 11 genera:[2]

†Abursus Loranger, 1954
†Alveus Hamilton, 1942
†Ankumia Veen, 1932
Cytherella Jones, 1849
Cytherelloidea Alexander, 1929
†Geelongella McKenzie, Reyment & Reyment, 1991
Grammcythella Swanson et al., 2005
Inversacytherella Swanson et al., 2005
Keijcyoidea Malz, 1981
Platella Coryell & Fields, 1937
†Staringia Veen, 1936

References

G. O. Sars (1866). "Oversigt af Norges marine Ostracoder". Forhandlinger I Videnskabs-Selskabet I Christiania: 1–130.
S. Brandao & D. Horne (2009). Brandão SN, Angel MV, Karanovic I, Parker A, Perrier V, Sames B, Yasuhara M (eds.). "Cytherellidae". World Ostracoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
Ostracodology - Linking Bio- and Geosciences Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Ostracoda
Oakley, T. H.; Cunningham, C. W. (2002). "Molecular phylogenetic evidence for the independent evolutionary origin of an arthropod compound eye". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99 (3): 1426–1430. Bibcode:2002PNAS...99.1426O. doi:10.1073/pnas.032483599. PMC 122207. PMID 11818548.