Genus Cytherelloidea Alexander, 1929

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cytherelloidea Alexander, C.I. 1929. Ostracoda of the Cretaceous of north Texas. University Texas Bulletin 2907: 137 [55].

  Type species:

   Cythere (Cytherella) williamsoniana Jones, 1849 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Diagnosis

Elongate-ovate carapace, often distinctly subrectangular. Widest posteriorly. Anterior end usually evenly rounded, posterior end more angular. Surface ornamented with strong ridges, anteromarginal ridge in most cases present. Right valve overlaps left one.

 

Diagnosis References

Morkhoven, van F.P.C.M. 1963. Post-Palaeozoic Ostracoda, their Morphology, Taxonomy and Economic Use. Amsterdam-London-New York : Elsevier Publishing Company Vol. 2 pp. 1-478. [21]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019	CYTHERELLIDAE Sars, 1866	28-Nov-2019	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012		28-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED