Clithrocytheridea Stephenson 1936 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Parent taxon: Cytherideinae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anomocytheridea, Asciocythere, Cophinia, Cyamocytheridea, Dolocytheridea, Fossocytheridea, Galliaecytheridea, Haplocytheridea, Heterocyprideis, Kalyptovalva, Kentrodictyocythere, Netrocytheridea, Nodophthalmocythere, Palaeocytheridella, Peratocytheridea, Phelocyprideis, Pichottia, Pseudocytheridea, Sphenocytheridea, Vernoniella

Subtaxa: Clithrocytheridea diagonalis Clithrocytheridea virginiensis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland collection)

• Oligocene of Mexico (1)

• Eocene of United States (7: Alabama, California)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Missouri)

• Cretaceous of France (1), Morocco (6), Poland (2)

Total: 19 collections including 27 occurrences

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