Bythocythere mylaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cytheroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Oligostraca Classis: Ostracoda Subclassis: Podocopa Ordo: Podocopida Subordo: Cytherocopina Superfamilia: Cytheroidea

Familia: Bythocytheridae
Genus: Bythocythere

Species: Bythocythere mylaensis

Name

Bythocythere mylaensis Sciuto, 2009

• Type locality: “Punta Messinese”, at the farthest end of Cape Milazzo Peninsula, (38°16’09”N, 15°13’27”E), Sicily, Italy, Europe.
• Type horizon: Globorotalia truncatulinoides excelsa Zone, Sicilian Stage, Early Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic.

Primary references

• Sciuto, F. 2009: Bythocythere mylaensis n. sp. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the Early Pleistocene of Capo Milazzo (NE Sicily). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana, 48 (3): 183–188.