Brachycytheridae
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Ostracoda |
| Order | Podocopida |
| Family | Brachycytheridae |
| Published in | Benson, R.H.; Berdan, J.M.; Bold, W.A. van den; Hanai, T.; Hessland, l.; Howe, H.V.; Kesling, R.V.; Levinson, S.A.; Reyment, R.A.; Moore, R.C.; Scott, H.W.; Shaver, R.H.; Sohn, I.G.; Stover, L.E.; Swain, F.M.; Sylvester-Bradley, P.C. (1961). Systematic De |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 94 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 103 |
| GBIF key | 9257 |
Genera in Brachycytheridae
- Sapucariella — 32 species: Sapucariella agulhasensis, Sapucariella angulata, Sapucariella arabica, Sapucariella armata, Sapucariella beershevaensis, Sapucariella dumoni, Sapucariella ekpo, Sapucariella glypta
- Brachycythere — 28 species: Brachycythere acutocaudata, Brachycythere crenulata, Brachycythere durhami, Brachycythere epunsiensis, Brachycythere formosa, Brachycythere hadleyi, Brachycythere harlani, Brachycythere jamaicaensis
- Opimocythere — 15 species: Opimocythere betzi, Opimocythere browni, Opimocythere elonga, Opimocythere gigantea, Opimocythere incisa, Opimocythere interrasilis, Opimocythere jessupensis, Opimocythere martini
- Acuminobrachycythere — 8 species: Acuminobrachycythere acuminata, Acuminobrachycythere blufftownensis, Acuminobrachycythere cussetensis, Acuminobrachycythere diminuta, Acuminobrachycythere foraminosa, Acuminobrachycythere ledaforma, Acuminobrachycythere raleighensis, Acuminobrachycythere ventrolevis
- Kaesleria — 8 species: Kaesleria bilirata, Kaesleria biventrilirata, Kaesleria convexa, Kaesleria faceta, Kaesleria falcata, Kaesleria rajasthanensis, Kaesleria trahea, Kaesleria undulata
- Digmocythere — 2 species: Digmocythere cronini, Digmocythere ismaili
- Tricostabrachycythere — 1 species: Tricostabrachycythere kharatarensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.