Taxonomy Profile: Gigantocypris (Skogsberg 1920)

Gigantocypris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Gigantocypris
Müller 1895
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gigantocypris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Crustacea
crustaceans |
crustáceo |
crustacés |
Class : Ostracoda
ostracods |
ostracodes |
Subclass : Myodocopa
Order : Myodocopida
Suborder : Myodocopina
Superfamily : Cypridinoidea
Family : Cypridinidae
Gigantocypris Direct Children(s):
Gigantocypris agassizii
(G W Müller 1895)
Gigantocypris australis
(Poulsen 1962)
Gigantocypris danae
(Poulsen 1962)
Gigantocypris muelleri
(Skogsberg 1920)
Gigantocypris pellucida
(G W Müller 1895)
Gigantocypris: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Martin Angel
Notes:
Southampton Oceanography Centre, Empress Dock, Southampton SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
Reference for:
Gigantocypris
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Poulsen, Erik M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1962-10-01 / 1962-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Ostracoda-Myodocopa: Part I: Cypridiniformes-Cypridinidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Dana-Report, vol. 10, no. 57
Page(s):
414
Publisher:
Andr. Fred. Høst and Son
Publication Place:
Copenhagen, Denmark
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Gigantocypris
Gigantocypris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gigantocypris: Comments
Comment:
According to Martin Angel (personal communication, 2004), Gigantocypris Müller, 1895 was a nomen nudum, and Skogsberg gave the first proper generic description in 1920