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Ostracoda

Class

Ostracoda is a class of the Crustacea commonly called seed shrimp, comprising about 33000 described species across seven valid orders. Most are tiny, typically around a millimeter long though ranging from 0.2 to 32 millimeters, and their bodies are usually enclosed in a bivalve like shell of chitin and often calcium carbonate; feeding habits vary widely, though deposit feeding is the most common strategy, and molecular studies have not yet confirmed whether the class is a single natural lineage.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Seed Shrimp, Species
Source Wikipedia: Ostracod
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Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: OstracodDistribution: Australia
Quote, Distribution: Australia
Representatives living in terrestrial habitats are also found in all three freshwater groups, such as genus Mesocypris which is known from humid forest soils of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: OstracodDistribution: New Zealand
Quote, Distribution: New Zealand
Representatives living in terrestrial habitats are also found in all three freshwater groups, such as genus Mesocypris which is known from humid forest soils of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: OstracodDistribution: South Africa
Quote, Distribution: South Africa
Representatives living in terrestrial habitats are also found in all three freshwater groups, such as genus Mesocypris which is known from humid forest soils of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ276412, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Ostracod
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • Parent Taxon Of: Seed Shrimp, Infobox: taxon
    Ostracoda
  • In Group: Arthropod Classes, Lead
    Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp.
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Wikidata: Ostracoda
Wikidata Q276412, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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