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Cytherini

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae

Taxonomy
Cytherini was named by Baird (1850).

It was assigned to Cytherinae by Hazel (1983).

Subtaxa
Microcytherura

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cytherini Baird
1983Cytherini Hazel p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytheridaeBaird 1850
subfamilyCytherinaeBaird 1850
tribeCytheriniBaird 1850
tribeCytheriniBaird 1850

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. †Cytherini Baird 1850
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G. Microcytherura Muller 1894
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†Microcytherura expanda Hazel 1983
†Microcytherura minuta Hazel 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Zanclean or 37.71000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Microcytherura sp. 1, Microcytherura sp. 2 (161903)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Poland Microcytherura dianae (138853) Microcytherura everriculum (138851 138855 138857 138858) Microcytherura everriculum, Microcytherura dianae (138841 138845 138846 138847 138848 138849 138850 138852)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Microcytherura broeckiana (48092)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Microcytherura choctawhatcheensis, Microcytherura similis, Microcytherura d, Microcytherura h, Microcytherura m, Microcytherura p, Microcytherura r, Microcytherura minuta, Microcytherura expanda (52582)