Candona

Candona; Temporal range: 314.6–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Shells of Candona muelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Ostracoda
Order:	Podocopida
Family:	Candonidae
Tribe:	Candonini
Genus:	Candona; Baird, 1845

Candona is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae. The genus was first described in 1845 by William Baird. The type species is Cypris candida Müller, 1776.

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Candona:

Candona artesensis Swain, 1964 †
Candona chusanhai Hu & Tao, 2008
Candona condensa Krömmelbein, 1962 †
Candona elliptica Furtos, 1933
Candona gregaria Krömmelbein, 1962 †
Candona lupinia Hu & Tao, 2008
Candona neglecta G.O. Sars, 1887
Candona nobilis (Brady, 1866) Mostafawi, 1989
Candona parasinuosa Hu & Tao, 2008 †
Candona patzcuaro Tressler, 1954
Candona pitangaensis Krömmelbein, 1965 †
Candona quasiincarum Karanovic & Datry, 2009
Candona redunca Krömmelbein, 1962 †
Candona rupestris
Candona shitsyi Hu & Tao, 2008
Candona sillae Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Candona verretensis LeRoy, 1964

References

1 2 3 Baird, William (1845). "Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club". History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. 2 (13): 145-158 [152]. ISSN 0960-4170. Wikidata Q138710875. BHL page 2408356
1 2 3 4 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candona Baird, 1845". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-17.

I. Karanovic; T. Datry (2009). "Overview of Candoninae (Crustacea, Ostracoda) of South America and the West Indies, with the description of two new species and one new genus". Zootaxa. 2267 (1): 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2267.1.1. Wikidata Q29473471. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for I. Karanovic , T. Datry (help)

External links

Data related to Candona at Wikispecies
Media related to Candona at Wikimedia Commons
"Candona". The Encyclopedia of Life.
"Candona". Paleobiology Database.
Candona^{[permanent dead link]} at insectoid.info

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[Baird-1] 1 2 3 Baird, William (1845). "Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club". History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. 2 (13): 145-158 [152]. ISSN 0960-4170. Wikidata Q138710875. BHL page 2408356

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candona Baird, 1845". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-17.

Candona Temporal range: 314.6–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Shells of Candona muelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Ostracoda
Order:	Podocopida
Family:	Candonidae
Tribe:	Candonini
Genus:	Candona Baird, 1845