IRMNG - Brachycythere Alexander, 1933

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Brachycythere Alexander, 1933

IRMNG_ID

1340757 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1340757)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Brachycytheridae Puri, 1954

Direct children (4)

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Species Brachycythere driveri LeRoy, 1943
Species Brachycythere lincolnensis LeRoy, 1943
Species Brachycythere schumannensis Leroy, 1943
Species Brachycythere mucronalatum (Brady, 1880) accepted as Pseudobosquetina mucronalata (Brady, 1880) †

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

J. Paleont., 7
page(s): 204 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Brachycythere Alexander, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1340757 on 2026-02-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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2026-01-03 09:36:08Z

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Edkins, Keith

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original description J. Paleont., 7
page(s): 204 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record CoL2006/ITIS [details]

verified source for family Puckett, T. M.; Andreu, B.; Colin, J.-P. (2016). The evolution of the Brachycytheride Ostracoda in the context of the breakup of Pangea. Revue de Micropaléontologie. 59(2): 97-167., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2016.04.001 [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details]

habitat flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Marine, extant (?) + fossil: Cretaceous to Recent (Sepkoski 2002) [details]

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