Cylindroleberididae is a family of ostracods that shows remarkable morphological diversity. The defining feature is the possession of gills: 7–8 leaf-like pairs at the posterior of the body. Other features common to all species in the family include a "baleen-comb" on both the maxilla and the fifth limb, a sword-shaped coxal endite on the mandible, and the triaenid bristles on the basal endites of the mandible.[2]
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| Ostracod | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Myodocopida |
| Superfamily: | Cylindroleberidoidea Müller, 1906 |
| Family: | Cylindroleberididae Müller, 1906 |
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Species of the Cylindroleberididae are found in marine areas, from shallow waters to depths of more than 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).[3] Most species are approximately 2 millimetres (0.08 in) long. In 2006, there were 219 described species.[4]
A fossil discovered in 2003 with preserved soft parts has been assigned to the Cylindroleberididae.[5] The fossil appears to have gills and is thought to date from 425 million years ago.[5]
Subtaxa
Cylindroleberididae contains the following subfamilies and genera.[1]
- Asteropteroninae Kornicker, 1981
- Actinoseta Kornicker, 1958
- Asteropteron Skogsberg, 1920
- Asteropterygion Kornicker, 1981
- Microasteropteron Poulsen, 1965
- Omegasterope Kornicker, 1981
- Pteromeniscus Kornicker, 1981
- †Siveterella Kornicker & Sohn, 2000
- †Triadocypris Weitschat, 1983
- †Triadogigantocypris Monostori, 1991
- Asteropella Poulsen, 1965 (nomen nudum)
- Cyclasteropinae Poulsen, 1965
- Alphaleberis Kornicker, 1981
- Amboleberis Kornicker, 1981
- Cyclasterope Brady, 1897
- Cycloleberis Skogsberg, 1920
- †Eocypridina Kesling & Ploch, 1960
- Leuroleberis Kornicker, 1981
- †Mesoleberis Kornicker, van bakel, Fraaije & Jagt, 2006
- †Radiicypridina Bless, 1973
- Tetraleberis Kornicker, 1981
- Cylindroleberidinae Müller, 1906
- Archasterope Poulsen, 1965
- †Asteropina Strand, 1928
- Bathyleberis Kornicker, 1975
- Bruuniella Poulsen, 1965
- Cylindroleberis Brady, 1867
- Diasterope Kornicker, 1975
- Dolasterope Poulsen, 1965
- Domromeus Kornicker, 1989
- Empoulsenia Kornicker, 1975
- Heptonema Poulsen, 1965
- Homasterope Kornicker, 1975
- Monasterope Kornicker, 1991
- Parasterope Kornicker, 1975
- Philippiella Poulsen, 1965
- Polyleberis Kornicker, 1974
- Postasterope Kornicker, 1986
- Prionotoleberis Kornicker, 1974
- Skogsbergiella Kornicker, 1975
- Synasterope Kornicker, 1975
- Xandarasterope Kornicker in Kornicker & Poore, 1996
- Xenoleberis Kornicker, 1994
- Macroasteropteroninae Karanovic & Lörz, 2012
- Macroasteropteron Kornicker, 1994
- genera incertae sedis
References
External links
Data related to Cylindroleberididae at Wikispecies- Interactive key to species
