Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Synonym: Cytherideis Jones
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 laevigata Cytherideis longula Cytherideis rosefieldensis Cytherideis rugipustulosa Cytherideis semicircularis Cytherideis subaequalis Cytherideis ulrichi Cytherideis vicksburgensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (3), Türkiye (1), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (6)
• Eocene of India (1), United States (6: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of Czechia (5)
Total: 27 collections including 42 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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