Subfamily Schizocytherinae Howe 1961 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae

Alternative spelling: Schizocytheridae

Parent taxon: Cytheridae according to A. Liebau 2005

See also Benson et al. 1961 and Bertels 1975

Sister taxa: Camptocythere, Cnestocythere, Cythere, Cytherinae, Cytheromorphinae, Gemmanella, Gesoriacula, Hemicytheridea, Kellettella, Loxocythere, Progonocytherinae, Speluncella

Subtaxa: Amphicytherura Neomonoceratina Paijenborchellina Palmenella Schizocythere

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Type: Schizocythere

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (2 collections)

• Miocene of Greece (20), Türkiye (4)

• Eocene of Hungary (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (4)

• Paleocene of Indian Ocean (3)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)

• Cretaceous of Morocco (1), Tunisia (6)

Total: 43 collections including 53 occurrences

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