WoRMS taxon details
Macrocyprina Triebel, 1960
127683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127683)
accepted
Genus
Macrocyprina propinqua Triebel, 1960 (type by original designation)
Macrocypris (Macrocyprina) Triebel, 1960 · unaccepted > superseded rank (taxon accepted at genus level)
- Species Macrocyprina africana (Müller, 1908)
- Species Macrocyprina barbara Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina belizensis Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina bermudae Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina bonaducei Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina caiman Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina campbelli Jellinek & Swanson, 2003
- Species Macrocyprina captiosa Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina dispar (Müller, 1908)
- Species Macrocyprina gracilis (Brady, 1890)
- Species Macrocyprina hartmanni Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina hortuli Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina jamaicae Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina madagascarensis Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina maddocksae Brandão, 2004
- Species Macrocyprina moza Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina noharai Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina okinawae Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina okinneri Kontrovitz, 1976
- Species Macrocyprina parcens Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina propinqua Triebel, 1960
- Species Macrocyprina quadrimaculata Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina rattrayi Whatley, Jones & Wouters, 2000
- Species Macrocyprina schmitti (Tressler, 1949)
- Species Macrocyprina skinneri Kontrovitz, 1976
- Species Macrocyprina succinea (Müller, 1894)
- Species Macrocyprina swaini Maddocks, 1990
- Species Macrocyprina vargata Allison & Holden, 1971
- Species Macrocyprina coimbrai Brandão, 2005 accepted as Yemanja coimbrai (Brandão, 2005) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Macrocyprina hawkae Maddocks, 1990 accepted as Yemanja hawkae (Maddocks, 1990) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Macrocyprina inaequalis (Müller, 1908) accepted as Macroscapha inaequalis (Müller, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Macrocyprina rocas Brandão, 2005 accepted as Yemanja rocas (Brandão, 2005) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Macrocyprina turbida (Müller, 1908) accepted as Macroscapha turbida (Müller, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Macrocyprina youngi Brandão, 2005 accepted as Yemanja youngi (Brandão, 2005) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Macrocyprina decora (Brady, 1866) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Macrocyprina maculata (Brady, 1866) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Macrocyprina tensa (Müller, 1908) (uncertain > nomen dubium, poorly described (as Macrocypris tensa) by Mueller (1908), lectotype poorly preserved (only one valve and a few limbs, which are not enough for species level identification))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Triebel, E. (1960). Die taxionomische Stellung und die Gattungen der Unterfamilie Macrocypridinae (Ostracoda). Senckenbergiana Biologica. 41, 109-124. [details]
Brandão, S.N.; Antonietto, L.S; Nery, D.G.; Pereira, J.S.; Praxedes, R.A.; Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Macrocyprina Triebel, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127683 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Triebel, E. (1960). Die taxionomische Stellung und die Gattungen der Unterfamilie Macrocypridinae (Ostracoda). Senckenbergiana Biologica. 41, 109-124. [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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