Azygocypridina lowryi, colloquially known as the baked bean, is a species of ostracod crustacean or "seed shrimp" in the family Cypridinidae.

It has a shrimp-like body enclosed between a pair of translucent valves that are hinged at the top and are superficially similar to those of a bivalve mollusc.

The animal inside is a bright orange colour and can be seen through the valves which has led to local fishermen naming it the "baked bean".

[2] Another unusual feature of this ostracod is the possession of a lateral eye which takes the form of a hairy flap of skin containing flecks of photosensitive pigment.

[2] It comes from an ancient lineage: fossils of other members of the genus Azygocypridina have been found in rocks from the Cretaceous period dating back about 150 million years.