Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Synonym: Cytheropterina
Full reference: C. I. Alexander. 1933. Shell structure of the ostracode Genus Cytheropteron and fossil species from the Cretaceous of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 7:180-214
Parent taxon: Cytherurinae according to A. Bertels 1969
See also Benson et al. 1961, Howe and Garrett 1934 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherura, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kangarina, Kobayashiina, Konarocythere, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Mockella, Otocythere, Paracytheridea, Paracytheropteron, Paradoxorhyncha, Pelecocythere, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia
Subtaxa: Orthonotacythere annulospinata Orthonotacythere sabinensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Cretaceous of Portugal (1), Tunisia (1)
• Jurassic of Germany (46)
Total: 49 collections including 67 occurrences
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