Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Synonyms: Cytherideis Jones , Pontocythere
Parent taxon: Neocytherideidinae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Sister taxa: Aparchitocythere, Aulocytheridea, Hulingsina, Paracyprideis
Subtaxa: Cushmanidea elongata Cytherideis agricola Cytherideis ashermani Cytherideis byramensis Cytherideis cylindrica Cytherideis echolsae Cytherideis longula Cytherideis rosefieldensis Cytherideis rugipustulosa Cytherideis semicircularis Cytherideis subaequalis Cytherideis ulrichi Cytherideis vicksburgensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Mexico (1), Poland (3), Puerto Rico (3), Turkey (1), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (6), United States (1: Louisiana)
• Eocene of India (1), New Zealand (1), United States (6: Alabama)
Total: 30 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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