Ostracoda

Japanese: Ostracoda
Ostracoda

…the name of the crustaceans belonging to the subclass Ostracoda. The body is completely enclosed on both sides by a bivalve-like carapace or shell, which allows the body to be completely contained within the shell, and so they are sometimes mistaken for small bivalves.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ostracoda" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…貝虫亜綱Ostracodaに属する甲殻類の総称。体は二枚貝様の背甲か殻によって,左右より完全に包まれ,この殻の中に完全に体を収めることができ,したがって小さな二枚貝とまちがうこともある。…

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