Acrocythere Neale 1960 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Parent taxon: Cytherurinae according to J. F. Babinot and J. P. Colin 2011

See also Ishizaki 1992 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allaruella, Citrella, Cresacytheridea, Cytheropteron, Eucytherura, Gruendelicythere, Kerocythere, Parariscus

Subtaxa: Acrocythere striata

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Japan (2), Ukraine (1)

• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (30), Madagascar (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 40 collections including 46 occurrences

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