Namibcypris
| Namibcypris | |
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| Artist's restoration | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Podocopida |
| Family: | Candonidae |
| Genus: | Martens, 1992 |
| Species: | N. costata
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| Binomial name | |
| Namibcypris costata Martens, 1992
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Namibcypris costata is a critically endangered species of ostracod crustaceans in the family Candonidae, possibly endemic to the southern Kaokoveld in northern Namibia.[1][2] It is the only species in the genus Namibcypris.
References
- ^ a b Martens, K.; Cox, N.A. (2025). "Namibcypris costata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025: e.T14316A21423276. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ K. Martens (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 a discussion on the classification of the Podocopina". Stygologia. 7: 27–42.