Paracytheridea Muller 1894 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Parent taxon: Cytheruridae according to A. P. Carignano 2012

See also Ballent 1980, Bertels 1974, CarreƱo and Cronin 1993, Hazel 1983, Hazel and Holden 1971 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherura, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kangarina, Kobayashiina, Konarocythere, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Microceratina, Mockella, Orthonotacythere, Otocythere, Paracytheropteron, Paradoxorhyncha, Pelecocythere, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia

Subtaxa: Paracytheridea belhavenensis Paracytheridea byramensis Paracytheridea cronini Paracytheridea intensosulcata Paracytheridea mucra Paracytheridea rionegrina Paracytheridea shattucki Paracytheridea similis Paracytheridea toleri Paracytheridea vandenboldi Paracytheridea woodwardsensis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene of Colombia (4), Greece (6), India (1), Italy (4), Panama (1), Poland (15), South Africa (3), United States (1: Maryland)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), Germany (1), Mexico (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Eocene of Mexico (1), Tonga (1), United States (3: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (4)

Total: 50 collections including 58 occurrences

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