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Alatacythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Brachycytheridae

Taxonomy
Alatacythere was named by Murray and Hussey (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Pterygocythereidinae by Bertels (1969) and Bertels (1974); to Brachycytheridae by Benson et al. (1961) and Ballent (1980); and to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Alatacythere Murray and Hussey
1961Alatacythere Benson et al. p. Q260
1969Alatacythere Bertels p. 271
1974Alatacythere Bertels
1980Alatacythere Ballent
2002Alatacythere Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyBrachycytheridaePuri 1954
genusAlatacythereMurray and Hussey 1942

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.

G. †Alatacythere Murray and Hussey 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available