Biology:Cytherideis

Short description: Extinct genus of seed shrimps

Cytherideis Temporal range: 41.3–11.61 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Ostracoda
Subclass:	Podocopa
Order:	Podocopida
Suborder:	Cytherocopina
Family:	Cytheridae
Genus:	†Cytherideis Jones, 1856
Species
Several, including: †Cytherideis ashermani Ulrich and Bassler 1904 †Cytherideis cylindrica Ulrich and Bassler 1904 †Cytherideis elegans Seguenza, 1885 †Cytherideis longula Ulrich & Bassler 1904 †Cytherideis semicircularis Ulrich & Bassler 1904 †Cytherideis subaequalis Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Synonyms
†Cythere (Cytherideis) Jones, 1856

Cytherideis is an extinct genus of ostracods in the family Cytheridae. The genus was erected by Thomas Rupert Jones in 1856.Species are known from the Miocene of Venezuela and the Eocene of United States (Alabama).

External links

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• Cytherideis at fossilworks
• Cytherideis at WoRMS
• Cytherideis elegans at WoRMS

Wikidata ☰ Q18580206 entry