Calanus scutellatus Dana, 1849 Temora discaudata is a copepod in the family Temoridae.

It was first described in 1849 by James Dwight Dana, being placed in the Calanus genus.

It was described as a member of the Temora genus in 1889 by Prussian zoologist Wilhelm Giesbrecht.

It is found in the Pacific, Indian, and (marginally) Atlantic Oceans.

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