Spelaeoecia

Spelaeoecia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Halocyprida
Family: Thaumatocyprididae
Genus: Spelaeoecia
Angel & Iliffe, 1987

Spelaeoecia is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thaumatocyprididae. One species, the Bermudan endemic S. bermudensis, is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1] It contains the following species:[2]

  • Spelaeoecia barri Kornicker in Kornicker & Barr, 1997
  • Spelaeoecia bermudensis Angel & Iliffe, 1987
  • Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker in Kornicker, Yager & Williams, 1990
  • Spelaeoecia cubensis Kornicker & Yager, 1996
  • Spelaeoecia hox Kornicker, Iliffe & Harrison-Nelson, 2007
  • Spelaeoecia jamaicensis Kornicker & Iliffe, 1992
  • Spelaeoecia mayan Kornicker & Iliffe, 1998
  • Spelaeoecia parkeri Kornicker, Iliffe & Harrison-Nelson, 2002
  • Spelaeoecia sagax Kornicker in Kornicker, Yager & Williams, 1990
  • Spelaeoecia saturno Kornicker & Yager, 2002
  • Spelaeoecia styx Kornicker in Kornicker, Yager & Williams, 1990

References

  1. T. M. Illiffe (1996). "Spelaeoecia bermudensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 1996.3 (2.3). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Brandão SN, Angel MV, Karanovic I, Parker A, Perrier V, Sames B, Yasuhara M, eds. "Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe, 1987". World Ostracoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 19, 2010.


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