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Cyprididae
| Description |
Cyprididae is "the most diverse group of freshwater ostracods". It contains 1000 species, which represents 50% of the known species of freshwater ostracods (other speciose families include Candonidae, with 25%, and Limnocytheridae, with 10%). Around 60% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region. The family contains 25 subfamilies, and is most diverse in the Afrotropic ecozone, with over 300 species in 45 genera. Many Cyprididae occur in temporary water bodies and have drought-resistant eggs, mixed/parthenogenetic reproduction and ability to swim. These biological attributes pre-adapt them to form successful radiations in these habitats. Bennelongia is an interesting genus of the family Cyprididae. It may be the last true descendant genus of the Mesozoic (and now extinct) lineage of Cypridea, which was a dominant lineage of ostracod in non-marine waters in the Cretaceous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprididae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cyprididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (26%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Cypridoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore, grazer (based on Podocopida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Van Itterbeeck, P. Missiaen, and A. Folie, V. S. Markevich, D. Van Damme, D.-Y. Guo, T. Smith. 2007. Woodland in a fluvio-lacustrine environment on the dry Mongolian Plateau during the late Paleocene: Evidence from the mammal bearing Subeng section (Inner Mongolia, P.R. China). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 243(1-2):55-78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprididae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Trapezoidellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cyprideidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cypridinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Herpetocypridinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Talicyprideinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Acocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afrocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altanicypris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Amphibolocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphicypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arctocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austromesocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bennelongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Billcypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bilocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bradleycypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bradleystrandesia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bradleytriebella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bradycypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cabelodopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Callistocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Candocypria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Candonocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cavernocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chlamydotheca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrissia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclocypria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypretta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypricercus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypriconcha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cyprinotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cypris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Diacypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diaphanocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolerocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyprinotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucypris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Eurycypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harbinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemicypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Herpetocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Heterocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hourcqia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hungarocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ilyocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ilyodromus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Isocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kapcypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Koencypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kunluniacypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mantelliana ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Martenscypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mecynocypria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megalocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microcypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mytilocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parastenocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Patcypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pattersoncypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platycypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plesiocypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prionocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudocypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoeucypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoilyocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psychrodromus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reticypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ryocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sarscypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sclerocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scottia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Standesia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenocypria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Strandesia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Talicypridea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Tanycypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thaicypridopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thermopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tonnacypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trajancypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgatocypris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Zonocypris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolecypria iliffei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cypridae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cypridae |
| Cypridopsidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cypridopsidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1845 | Cyprididae Baird |
| 1971 | Cyprididae Hazel and Holden p. 9 |
| 2007 | Cyprididae Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 64 |
| 2011 | Cyprididae Martens and Savatenalinton |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
