Candona

Candona
Temporal range:
Shells of Candona muelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Podocopida
Family: Candonidae
Tribe: Candonini
Genus: Candona
Baird, 1845[1]

Candona is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae.[2] The genus was first described in 1845 by William Baird.[2][1] The type species is Cypris candida Müller, 1776.[2][1]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Candona:[2]

  • Candona artesensis Swain, 1964 †
  • Candona chusanhai Hu & Tao, 2008
  • Candona condensa Krömmelbein, 1962 †
  • Candona elliptica Furtos, 1933
  • Candona gregaria Krömmelbein, 1962 †
  • Candona lupinia Hu & Tao, 2008
  • Candona neglecta G.O. Sars, 1887
  • Candona nobilis (Brady, 1866) Mostafawi, 1989
  • Candona parasinuosa Hu & Tao, 2008 †
  • Candona patzcuaro Tressler, 1954
  • Candona pitangaensis Krömmelbein, 1965 †
  • Candona quasiincarum Karanovic & Datry, 2009
  • Candona redunca Krömmelbein, 1962 †
  • Candona rupestris
  • Candona shitsyi Hu & Tao, 2008
  • Candona sillae Karanovic & Lee, 2012
  • Candona verretensis LeRoy, 1964

References

  1. ^ a b c William Baird (1845). "Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club". History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. 2 (13): 145-158 [152]. ISSN 0960-4170. Wikidata Q138710875. BHL page 2408356
  2. ^ a b c d "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candona Baird, 1845". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  • Data related to Candona at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Candona at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Candona". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Candona". Paleobiology Database.
  • Candona at insectoid.info