Cytherellidae Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Ostracoda |
Order: |
Platycopida G. O. Sars, 1866 |
Family: |
Cytherellidae G. O. Sars, 1866 |
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: