Leptocytheridae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cytheroidea
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: Podocopida Subordo: Cytherocopina Superfamilia: Cytheroidea

Familia: Leptocytheridae
Genera: Amnicythere – Bisulcocythere – Callistocythere – Cluthia – Ishizakiella – Kangarina – Leptocythere – Palusleptocythere – Paratanella – Swansonella – Tanella

Name

Leptocytheridae Hanai, 1957

• Type genus: Leptocythere G. O. Sars, 1925
• Note: Nomen translativum (upgrade) of Leptocytherinae Hanai, 1957 by T. Hanai in 1961.

Primary references

• Hanai T., 1957. Studies on the Ostracoda from Japan I. Subfamily Leptocytherinae, new subfamily. Journal of the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Section 2, 10 (3): 431–468, plates VII-X.
• Hanai T. in Benson R.H. et al., 1961. Systematic descriptions. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part Q (Arthropoda 3, Crustacea, Ostracoda) Q99-Q422.

Additional references

• Namiotko T., Danielopol D.L., Belmecheri S., Gross M. & von Grafenstein U., 2012. On the Leptocytheridae Ostracods of the Long-Lived Lake Ohrid: A Reappraisal of their Taxonomic Assignment and Biogeographic Origin. International Revue of Hydrobiology, 97 (4): 356–374, DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201211496.