Asciocythere (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anomocytheridea, Artesiocythere, Clithrocytheridea, Cophinia, Cyamocytheridea, Cytherideini, Dolocytheridea, Fossocytheridea, Galliaecytheridea, Haplocytherideini, Heterocyprideis, Kalyptovalva, Kentrodictyocythere, Netrocytheridea, Nodophthalmocythere, Palaeocytheridella, Peratocytheridea, Phelocyprideis, Pichottia, Pseudocytheridea, Sphenocytheridea, Vernoniella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), France (1), Portugal (19), United States (1: Texas)

• Jurassic of Portugal (5)

Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences

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