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.
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Source Wikipedia: Ostracod
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Source Wikipedia: OstracodDistribution: AustraliaQuote, 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.
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Source Wikipedia: OstracodDistribution: New ZealandQuote, 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.
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Source Wikipedia: OstracodDistribution: South AfricaQuote, 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.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ276412, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Ostracod
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Parent Taxon Of: Seed Shrimp, Infobox: taxon
Ostracoda
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Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Ostracoda
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 7702
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ostracoda
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Ostracoda" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 530.7 ... "early_interval": "Fortunian"
Wikidata: Ostracoda
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