World Ostracoda Database

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Cytherocopina

Legitimocythere

AphiaID

155965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155965)

Classification

Authority

Baird, 1850

Status

accepted

Rank

Suborder

Parent

Podocopida

Synonymised names

Archaeocytherinina · unaccepted > superseded combination

Nomocytherinina · unaccepted > superseded combination

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Superfamily Cytheroidea Baird, 1850
Infraorder Archaeocytherinina accepted as Cytherocopina (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Superfamily Cytheracea Baird, 1850 accepted as Cytheroidea Baird, 1850 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
Infraorder Nomocytherinina accepted as Cytherocopina (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Superfamily Trachyleberidacea Sylvester-Bradley, 1948 accepted as Trachyleberidoidea Sylvester-Bradley, 1948 accepted as Trachyleberididae Sylvester-Bradley, 1948 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
Superfamily Trachyleberidoidea Sylvester-Bradley, 1948 accepted as Trachyleberididae Sylvester-Bradley, 1948 (lowered to family level)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. Ray Society, London. 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Sá, H. A. B.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sabater, L. M., Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Cytherocopina. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155965 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-04 07:42:17Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-02-26 12:19:35Z

checked

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2021-01-13 13:04:12Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

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Nomenclature

original description Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. Ray Society, London. 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details]

original description (of Archaeocytherinina) Liebau, A. (1991). Skulptur-Evolution bei Ostrakoden am Beispiel europaischer 'Quadracytheren'. Geologie und Palaeontologie in Westfalen. 13:1–395. [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Nomocytherinina) Liebau, A. (1991). Skulptur-Evolution bei Ostrakoden am Beispiel europaischer 'Quadracytheren'. Geologie und Palaeontologie in Westfalen. 13:1–395. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Horne, D.J. (2005). Microfossils/Ostracoda. Encyclopedia of Geology. 453-463., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B0123693969005116 [details] Available for editors

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