Cytherura (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Parent taxon: Cytheruridae according to A. P. Carignano 2012

See also Benson et al. 1961, Bertels 1974 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kangarina, Kobayashiina, Konarocythere, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Mockella, Orthonotacythere, Otocythere, Paracytheridea, Paracytheropteron, Paradoxorhyncha, Pelecocythere, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia

Subtaxa: Cytherura byramensis Cytherura coryelli Cytherura elongata Cytherura forulata Cytherura hilgardi Cytherura jaguelensis Cytherura sylverinica Cytherura wailesi Cytherura wardensis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (2: Florida)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene of India (1), Panama (1), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (4)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), Mexico (1)

• Eocene of New Zealand (1), Pakistan (3), United States (1: Alabama)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2), Tunisia (2)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 23 collections including 40 occurrences

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