NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Cyprididae
  Superfamily - Cypridoidea
  Suborder - Cypridocopina
  Order - Podocopida
  Subclass - Podocopa
  Class - Ostracoda
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Potamocypris smaragdina
      Species - Potamocypris granulosa
      Species - Potamocypris pallida
      Species - Potamocypris fulva
      Species - Potamocypris unicaudata
      Species - Potamocypris hyboforma
      Species - Potamocypris bowmani
      Species - Potamocypris comosa
      Species - Potamocypris elegantula
      Species - Potamocypris illinoisensis
      Species - Potamocypris islagrandis
      Species - Potamocypris saskatchewanensis
      Species - Potamocypris variegata
      Species - Potamocypris zschokkei