World Ostracoda Database - Brachycythere Alexander, 1933

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Brachycythere Alexander, 1933

AphiaID

459789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:459789)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Brachycytherinae Puri, 1953 †

Original name

Brachycythere Alexander, 1933

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Subgenus Brachycythere (Brachycythere) Alexander, 1933
Subgenus Brachycythere (Digmocythere) Mandelstam, 1958 accepted as Digmocythere Mandelstam, 1958 (taxon accepted at genus level)
Species Brachycythere basokoensis Marliere, 1948 accepted as (new combination)
Species Brachycythere dentata (Müller, 1894) Ruggieri, 1949 accepted as Bosquetina dentata (Müller, 1894) (superseded combination)
Species Brachycythere laticarina (Brady, 1868) Ruggieri, 1959 accepted as Echinocythereis laticarina (Brady, 1868) (superseded combination)
Species Brachycythere mucronalata (Brady, 1880) accepted as Pseudobosquetina mucronalata (Brady, 1880) (superseded recombination)
Species Brachycythere mucronalatum (Brady, 1880) accepted as Pseudobosquetina mucronalata (Brady, 1880) (misspelling, new combination)
Species Brachycythere pustulosa Marliere, 1958 accepted as Opimocythere pustulosa (Marliere, 1958) Hazel, 1968 † (new combination)
Species Brachycythere schumannensis (Leroy, 1943) accepted as Aurila schumannensis (Leroy, 1943) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachycythere tarentina (Baird, 1850) accepted as Bosquetina tarentina (Baird, 1850)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Alexander, C.I. (1933). Shell structure of the ostracode genus Cytheropteron and fossil species from the Cretaceous of Texas. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 7:181-214. [details] Available for editors

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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. Brachycythere Alexander, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459789 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-28 07:33:57Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

2014-08-13 09:29:31Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

2021-07-01 22:42:25Z

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Antonietto, Lucas Silveira

2025-04-28 19:23:54Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

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Nomenclature

original description Alexander, C.I. (1933). Shell structure of the ostracode genus Cytheropteron and fossil species from the Cretaceous of Texas. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 7:181-214. [details] Available for editors

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