''Muellerina'' is a Cenozoic genus of ostracods in the family
Hemicytheridae
Hemicytheridae is a family of ostracods belonging to the order Podocopida
The Podocopida are an order of ostracods in the subclass Podocopa. It is the most diverse of the four orders of ostracods, and also has a rich fossil record
A f ...
. The name is a tribute to German
zoologist
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
specializing in
ostracod
Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 70,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant) have been identified, grouped into several orders. They are small crustaceans, typic ...
biology
Christian Gustav Wilhelm Müller (1857-1940).
Petymol
Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. M
See also
* List of prehistoric ostracod genera
This list of prehistoric ostracods is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be members of the Ostracoda, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonl ...
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Podocopida genera
Prehistoric ostracod genera
Hemicytheridae
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