North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Bythocytheridae Sars, 1926

Bythocytheridae

AphiaID

127490 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127490)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Bythocythere Sars, 1866

Parent

Cytheroidea Baird, 1850

Original name

Bythocytheridae Sars, 1926

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Subfamily Bythocytherinae Sars, 1926
1. Tribe Bythocytherini Sars, 1926
  1. Genus Bythoceratina Hornibrook, 1952
  2. Genus Bythocythere Sars, 1866
Subfamily Keijicytherinae Kozur, 1985 †
1. Tribe Jonesiini Schornikov, 1981
  1. Genus Jonesia Brady, 1866
Subfamily Monoceratininae Szczechura, 1964 †
1. Genus Monoceratina Roth, 1928 †
Subfamily Pseudocytherinae Schneider, 1960
1. Genus Microceratina Swanson, 1980
2. Tribe Pseudocytherini Schneider, 1960
  1. Genus Pseudocythere Sars, 1866
  2. Genus Rostrocythere Schornikov, 1981
3. Genus Pseudoloxoconcha Müller, 1894
4. Tribe Sclerochilini Schornikov, 1981
  1. Genus Sclerochilus Sars, 1866
Subfamily Bythocytheridae incertae sedis (temporary name)
1. Genus Bathynocythere Malz & Jellinek, 1994
2. Genus Dopseucythere Malz & Jellinek, 1994

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Sars, G.O. (1926). Cytheridæ (continued). In: Sars, G.O. (ed.) Ostracoda. Bergen, Bergen Museum, An Account of the Crustacea of Norway. 9(XIII-XIV):209-240.
page(s): 232 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Bythocytheridae Sars, 1926. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=127490 on 2026-08-14

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Bythocytheridae Sars, 1926. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=127490 on 2026-08-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Horne, David

2005-05-04 07:42:17Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-02-26 12:19:35Z

checked

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2023-12-01 12:48:37Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2023-12-01 17:13:30Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2024-09-04 17:49:51Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

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original description Sars, G.O. (1926). Cytheridæ (continued). In: Sars, G.O. (ed.) Ostracoda. Bergen, Bergen Museum, An Account of the Crustacea of Norway. 9(XIII-XIV):209-240.
page(s): 232 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Schornikov, E. I. (1990). Evolution and classification of Bythocytheridae. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg. 123: 291-302.
note: The classification of Bythocytheridae follows Schornikov, (1990) [details]

basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]