Namibcypris costata
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | CRUSTACEA | PODOCOPIDA | CANDONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Namibcypris costata |
| Species Authority: | Martens, 1992 |
| Synonym/s: |
Namibocypris costata Martens, 1992
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group |
Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Known only from a restricted area from the southern Kaokoveld in northern Namibia. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Namibia
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Possibly a hypogean species (living in underground water), collected incidentally in surface springs. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Bibliography [top]
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Martens, K. 1992. On Namibcypris costata n.gen. n.sp. (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Candoninae) from a spring in northern Namibia, with the description of a new tribe and and discussion on the classification of the Podocopina. Stygologia 7(1): 27-42. |
| Citation: | Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group 1996. Namibcypris costata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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