Ekpontocypris litoricola (Maddocks, 1969)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ekpontocypris litoricola (Maddocks, 1969)
- Name authority
- (Maddocks, 1969)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Podocopida
- Family
- Pontocyprididae
- Genus
- Ekpontocypris
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classOstracoda Latreille, 1806
- subclassPodocopa Müller, 1894
- orderPodocopida Sars, 1866
- suborderCypridocopina Jones, 1901
- superfamilyPontocypridoidea Müller, 1894
- familyPontocyprididae Müller, 1894
- genusEkpontocypris Maddocks, 1969
- speciesEkpontocypris litoricola (Maddocks, 1969)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ekpontocypris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ekpontocypris epicyrta (Maddocks, 1969) | PontocyprididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Propontocypris (Ekpontocypris) litoricola Maddocks, 1969 Maddocks, 1969 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Maddocks, R. F. (1991). Revision of the family Pontocyprididae (Ostracoda), with new anchialine species and genera from Galapagos Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 103: 309–333. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1991.tb00907.x Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38W8Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.