Actinocythereis Puri 1953 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Parent taxon: Trachyleberididae according to M. A. Ayress 1995

See also Bertels 1969, Bertels 1973, Bertels 1975, Ceolin et al. 2024, Hazel 1983, Marianos and Valentine 1958 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abyssocythere, Agrenocythere, Ambocythere, Anebocythereis, Aracajuia, Archicythereis, Atlanticythere, Brachycythere, Buntoniinae, Carinocythereis, Cativella, Dutoitella, Glencoeleberis, Hirsutocythere, Hyphalocythere, Idiocythere, Isocythereis, Legitimocythere, Leniocythere, Mimicocythereis, Murrayina, Normanicythere, Oligocythereis, Orionina, Oxycythereis, Pennyella, Phalcocythere, Protobuntonia, Pseudobosquetina, Pterygocythereidinae, Rabilimis, Rocalaberininae, Rocaleberidinae, Rugocythereis, Sapucariella, Spinoleberis, Spongicythere, Suhmicythere, Taracythere, Trachycythere, Trachyleberidinae

Subtaxa: Actinocythereis biposterospinata Actinocythereis captionis Actinocythereis exanthemata Actinocythereis howei Actinocythereis indigena Actinocythereis microagrenon Actinocythereis orientalis Actinocythereis rex Actinocythereis tuberculata

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene of India (1), Mexico (1)

• Oligocene of Indian Ocean (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: Louisiana, North Carolina)

• Eocene of Indian Ocean (3), New Zealand (1), United States (7: Alabama, California, North Carolina)

• Paleocene of Argentina (16), Indian Ocean (2)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (3)

Total: 40 collections including 55 occurrences

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