Mesocypris terrestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cypridoidea
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: Cypridocopina Superfamilia: Cypridoidea

Familia: Cyprididae
Subfamilia: Scottiinae
Tribus: Mesocypridini
Genus: Mesocypris
Species: Mesocypris terrestris

Name

• Mesocypris terrestris Harding, 1953

References

• Chapman, A. 1960: Terrestrial ostracods of New Zealand. Nature, 185: 121. DOI: 10.1038/185121a0
• Harding, J.P. 1953: The first known example of a terrestrial ostracod, Mesocypris terrestris sp. nov. Annals of the Natal Museum, 12(3): 359-365.