Cythereis Jones 1849 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Alternative spelling: Cythere (Cythereis)

Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

See also Alexander 1934, Bertels 1969, Bertels 1975, Ceolin et al. 2024, Jones 1850, Sepkoski 2002 and Ulrich and Bassler 1904

Sister taxa: Afranticythereis, Aleisocythereis, Antibythocypris, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Asymmetricythere, Basslerites, Benina, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Jubatocythere, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Paraplatycosta, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia

Subtaxa: Cythere (Cythereis) biplicata Cythereis (Pterygocythereis) Cythereis alabamensis Cythereis alaris Cythereis bassleri Cythereis bathurstensis Cythereis blanpiedi Cythereis broussardi Cythereis cancellosa Cythereis catahoulana Cythereis chawneri Cythereis clibanarius Cythereis cornuta Cythereis crassinodosa Cythereis dacyi Cythereis deusseni Cythereis elongorugata Cythereis excellens Cythereis florienensis Cythereis gambiensis Cythereis gibsonensis Cythereis grigsbyi Cythereis harrisi Cythereis hilgardi Cythereis hysonensis Cythereis incerta Cythereis indocilis Cythereis jacksonensis Cythereis kempi Cythereis mcguirti Cythereis midwayensis Cythereis montgomeryensis Cythereis prestwichiana Cythereis quadrataspinata Cythereis rionegrensis Cythereis rosefieldensis Cythereis russelli Cythereis sabinensis Cythereis sarakundaensis Cythereis sculptilis Cythereis spiniferrima Cythereis stratios Cythereis thomsoni Cythereis trajectiones Cythereis vicksburgensis Cythereis washburni Cythereis weaveri Cythereis woodwardsensis Cythereis yazooensis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Maryland collection)

• Miocene of Panama (1), United States (4: Florida), Venezuela (17)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), Puerto Rico (2), United States (2: Alabama)

• Eocene of Indian Ocean (5), Mexico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (27: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

• Paleocene of Argentina (8), Indian Ocean (1), North Atlantic (1), Pakistan (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Tunisia (1), United States (7: Louisiana, Missouri, Texas)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (3)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (8), France (2), Gambia (1), Germany (1), Morocco (11), Portugal (18), Tunisia (6), United States (16: Oklahoma, Texas)

• Permian of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 151 collections including 302 occurrences

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