Superfamily Cytheracea Baird 1850 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Parent taxon: Podocopida according to J. Blaszyk 1987

See also Babinot and Colin 2011, Ballent 1980, Ballent 1998, Ballent et al. 2011, Bertels 1969, Bertels 1972, Bertels 1973, Bertels 1974, Bertels 1975, Cabral et al. 2014, Carignano 2012, Carignano and Ballent 2009, Carignano and Cusminsky 2015, Carignano and Varela 2011, Chitnarin 2017, Crasquin 2008, Forel 2017, Hazel 1983, Hazel and Holden 1971, Liebau 2005, Musacchio 1973, Sebe et al. 2013, Tanaka 2018, Uliana and Musacchio 1978, Van Itterbeeck et al. 2007 and Wild and Stilwell 2016

Sister taxa: Abrocythereis, Abursus, Abyssocythereis, Actiangulata, Acuticytheretta, Aegyptiana, Afrocytheridea, Agulhasina, Aikenicythere, Alatacavellina, Alataleberis, Algerina, Allocythereis, Alocopocythere, Amphileberis, Amphistegina, Aneisohealdia, Angliaecytheridea, Ankumia, Anommatocyther, Anxiania, Apateloschizocythere, Aphrikanecythere, Aratrocypris, Archeocosta, Argenticytheretta, Arrazocypris, Artifactella, Aruduce, Ascetoleberis, Asturiella, Australicythere, Aysegulina, Baffincythere, Bairdiocopina, Bairdiohealdites, Bairdiomorpha, Balowella, Balticelloidea, Barrychilina, Batavocythere, Bathycythere, Beatamoosina, Bolbozoella, Borovitchella, Bosquetia, Bufanchiste, Bulbosclerites, Calcaribeyrichia, Capsacythere, Caribbella, Casterocythere, Caytonidea, Ceratocratia, Chapmanicythereis, Chejudocythere, Chrysocythere, Cistacythereis, Cladarocythere, Cleithranchiste, Cletocythereis, Clinocythere, Collisboris, Condomyra, Coniferina, Coquimba, Cornicythereis, Cornucoquimba, Costaveenia, Craspedographylus, Crassacythere, Crenaleya, Cretaceratina, Cristaeleberis, Crucicornina, Cypridocopina, Cystacythereis, Cytherideoidea, Cytherocopina, Dahomeya, Dallonella, Darwinulocopina, Dentokrithe, Dicrorygma, Dictocythere, Diebelina, Donmacythere, Doratocythere, Dornbuschia, Dumontina, Egenacythere, Egorovia, Egorovitina, Ellesmerina, Eobuntonia, Eocytheridea, Eopaijenborchella, Eoparaparchites, Eostephanella, Eripleura, Escharacytheridea, Estonaceratella, Eudecacythere, Euglyphella, Euthlipsurella, Fabanella, Falsocythere, Fastigastocythere, Faveolebris, Finmarchinella, Fissocrinocythere, Flabellimutilis, Flexuocythere, Forbescythere, Foveoleberis, Frostiella, Fueloepicythere, Fuhrbergiella, Gammacythere, Garnuella, Gerbeckites, Gibberlebeis, Ginginella, Glabellacythere, Glyptocythere, Glyptogatocythere, Glyptolichvinella, Golcocythere, Gramannella, Grekoffiana, Grinioneis, Gruendelella, Grundelella, Gujaratella, Gunneropsis, Gyrocythere, Hammatocythere, Hanaiborchella, Hanaiceratina, Hanaicythere, Harperopsis, Haughtonileberis, Healdiacypris, Healdiocopina, Heliocythere, Hellebardia, Heptaloculites, Hercynocythere, Herrigocyther, Hesslandites, Hiltermannicythere, Holcopocythere, Horrificiella, Hourqia, Hyphasmaphora, Hystricocythere, Iatella, Imhotepia, Ionicythere, Iraqicythereis, Isobuntonia, Isohabrocythere, Jefina, Jingguella, Kaesleria, Karsteneis, Kefiella, Keijella, Keslingiella, Kirtonella, Krausellina, Kroemmelbeinella, Kroemmelbeinia, Kummerowia, Lankacythere, Lesleya, Liasopteron, Ligerina, Lindisfarnia, Liujingnia, Lixouria, Ljubimovella, Loculibairdia, Londinia, Longyuanella, Lophoctenella, Louza, Loxocorniculum, Macrosarisa, Macrypsilon, Majungaella, Mandawacythere, Mandocythere, Margoplanitia, Martinicythere, Matronella, Mauritsina, Megommatocythere, Memoria, Messinella, Metacopina, Microparaparchites, Micropneumatocythere, Miocytheridea, Moosina, Morkhovenia, Morkhovenicythereis, Murthya, Namaia, Nanacythere, Nanurocythereis, Navarracythere, Necrateria, Nemoceratina, Neobairdia, Neoberounella, Neocraterellina, Neocytheretta, Neonyhamnella, Neooctonaria, Neophrecythere, Neothlipsura, Netschajewiana, Nigeria, Nigeroloxoconcha, Nikitinella, Nonurocythereis, Nophrecythere, Notocythere, Novocypris, Nucleolina, Nuguschia, Obisafitella, Oblitacythereis, Occlusacythereis, Occulocytheropteron, Octonaria, Octosylthere, Olbia, Olimfalunia, Ommatokrithe, Opimocythere, Orbitolina, Ordoniya, Ornatoleberis, Ouachitaia, Ovatoquasillites, Pacambocythere, Pachycaudites, Pachydomelloides, Paleocosta, Papillatabairdia, Paracytheromorpha, Paraexophthalmocythere, Paragrenocythere, Parahemingwayella, Paramicrocheilinella, Paranotacythere, Paraschizocythere, Parasterbergella, Pariceratina, Parvacythereis, Peloriops, Peteraurila, Phodeucythere, Phthanoloxoconcha, Phyrocythere, Physocythere, Pinnoxypridea, Pistocythereis, Planileberis, Plantella, Platycopa, Pleurifera, Pneumatocythere, Podocopina, Polenovula, Porkornyopsis, Posacythere, Praemunseyella, Praephacorhabdotus, Praeschuleridea, Predarwinula, Premunseyella, Proabyssocypris, Procytherideis, Progoncythere, Progonoidea, Prorectella, Prosumia, Protoacanthcythere, Protoargilloecia, Protojonesia, Pseudacantoscapha, Pseudoaurila, Pseudocavellina, Pseudoceratina, Pseudocytheretta, Pseudohustonia, Pseudoprotocythere, Pseudopsammocythere, Puricytheretta, Qingjiania, Radimella, Ranicella, Raymoorea, Rayneria, Rectobuntonia, Reticulina, Reticulocosta, Revisylthere, Reymenticosta, Rhadinocythere, Rhocobairdia, Rimacytheropteron, Rishona, Robertsonites, Rostrocytheridea, Ruchholzella, Rudderina, Ruggieriella, Rushdisaidina, Rutlandella, Saalfeldella, Sahnicythere, Sarlatina, Sarsicytheridea, Saumella, Saxellacythere, Scaphium, Scepticocythereis, Schleesha, Schneideria, Semicytheretta, Septiferina, Sigilliocopina, Simicypris, Sinocytheridea, Sleia, Sondagella, Soudanella, Spinomicrtocheilinella, Stenestroemia, Sternbergea, Stigmatocythere, Stravia, Swainocythere, Sylthere, Syltherella, Sylvestra, Tavanicythere, Tchizhovaella, Tegmenia, Tenedocythere, Terquemula, Tetracytherurua, Thlipsohealdia, Thlipsorothella, Tianjinia, Tickalacythere, Toolongella, Trachyleberidoidea, Triadohealdia, Tricordis, Triebacythere, Trinacriacythere, Tuberculocythere, Tuberoceratina, Tungschuania, Turmaekrithe, Typhloeucytherura, Valumoceratina, Veeniacythereis, Veeniceratina, Velapezoides, Ventrocythereis, Verseya, Vitjasiella, Wellandia, Xenoleveris, Xiajiangella, Yiduella, Zabythocypris, Zagorala, Zenkovaelina

Subtaxa: Atjehella Bronsteiniana Climacoidea Covracytheridae Cytheralison Emphasia Exophthalmocythere Falunia Habrocythere Hemikrithe Juvenix Leguminocythereidae Leptocytheridae Lymnocytheridae Mandelstamia Marslatourella Mediocytherideis Naviculina Neocytherideidae Paenula Palaeocytheridea Pavloviella Pectocytheridae Platycythere Protocytheridae Pseudocytheromorpha Pseudocytherura Pseudokrithe Pulviella Rectocythere Rubracea Ruttenella Saida Segmina Semicytheridea Sinusuellidae Stillina Taxodiella Thalmannia Tomiellidae Trachyleberidae Velarocythere Vicinia

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Type: Cytheridae

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), India (2), Kenya (7), Panama (1), United States (2: Florida)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

• Pliocene of Kenya (1), New Zealand (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Uganda (1)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Belgium (1), Croatia (3), Georgia (1), Greece (23), Italy (6), Kazakhstan (3), Peru (1), Poland (13), South Africa (2), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Türkiye (5), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Eocene of Benin (1), Libya (1), New Zealand (1), South Pacific (2), Togo (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (6: Alabama, California)

• Paleocene of Argentina (15), Benin (3), Indian Ocean (3), Togo (5), Trinidad and Tobago (1)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (3)

• Cretaceous of Antarctica (18), Argentina (11), Gambia (1), India (1), Kazakhstan (1)

• Jurassic of Germany (11), the Russian Federation (4), Saudi Arabia (1), Türkiye (1)

• Triassic of Israel (1), the Russian Federation (2)

• Permian of the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 185 collections including 345 occurrences

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