Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Cytherellidae Higher classification Platycopida | Subphylum Crustacea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Family | |
Order Platycopida
G. O. Sars, 1866 Lower classifications Cytherella, Cytherelloidea | ||
Cytherellidae is a family of ostracods, and is the only living family in the order, Platycopida, although the family Punciidae is also sometimes included. Members of the family have existed since the Jurassic. It contains 6 genera:
References
Cytherellidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA