Sphyrion
Genus of copepods
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Sphyrion is a genus of marine copepods in the family Sphyriidae.
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| Sphyrion | |
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| Preserved specimen of Sphyrion laevigatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Sphyriidae |
| Genus: | Sphyrion Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Chondracanthus levis[a] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy and history
The genus Sphyrion was erected by French zoologist Georges Cuvier in volume three of the second edition of Le Règne Animal, published in 1830.[1][2] The name Sphyrion appears to be derived from the Greek word σφυρίον, meaning "little hammer".[3][4]
The type species, first described in 1824 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard, was provided with both a common name ("Chondracanthe lisse") and a binomial name (Chondracanthus levis).[5] When erecting the genus Sphyrion, Cuvier referred to this species – now recognised as Sphyrion laevigatum – using the common name "Chondracanthe lisse".[2][3][4][5]
Species
Notes
- Also referred to as "Chondracanthe lisse" - see Taxonomy and history section
