Deeveyinae, a new subfamily of Ostracoda (Halocyprididae) from a marine cave on the Turks and Caicos Islands

-Deeveyinae, a new subfamily of the Halocyprididae (Ostracoda, suborder Halocypridina) is proposed for Deeveya spiralis, a new genus and species of troglobitic ostracode from an anchialine cave in the Turks and Caicos Islands, West Indies. The new genus and species is described and illustrated. Danielopol (1972) described the first troglobitic halocyprid ostracode from a marine cave in Cuba. Therefore, the discovery of a second halocyprid in an anachialine cave on the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are a southeast continuation of the outer line of the Bahama Islands, is of interest. Although the two caves are relatively close geographically, differences between the specimens from the two caves led to the proposing a new subfamily for the specimens from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Danielopol (1972) referred his species to the Thaumatocyprididae, whereas the present new species is referred to the Halocyprididae. Family Halocyprididae The Halocyprididae comprises five subfamilies, Conchoecinae, Halopyridinae, Archiconchoecinae, Euconchoecinae, and Deeveyinae, the new subfamily de-