Cytherella banda Benson, 1959
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cytherella banda Benson, 1959
- Name authority
- Benson, 1959
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Platycopida
- Family
- Cytherellidae
- Genus
- Cytherella
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classOstracoda Latreille, 1806
- subclassPodocopa Müller, 1894
- orderPlatycopida Sars, 1866
- suborderPlatycopina Sars, 1866
- superfamilyCytherelloidea Sars, 1866
- familyCytherellidae Sars, 1866
- genusCytherella Jones, 1849
- speciesCytherella banda Benson, 1959
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cytherella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cytherella abyssorum Sars, 1866 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytherella adenensis Malz & Jellinek, 1989 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytherella alvearium Bonaduce, Ciampo & Masoli, 1976 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherella arostrata Kornicker, 1963 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytherella ascia | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherella bathyalis Bonaduce, Ciliberto, Masoli, Minichelli & Pugliese, 1982 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherella caepae Hu & Tao, 2008 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherella cincta Malz & Jellinek, 1989 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytherella corpusculum Swanson, Jellinek & Malz, 2005 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherella cuneata Seguenza, 1886 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytherella eburnea Brady, 1898 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytherella harpago Kornicker, 1963 | CytherellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Benson, R. H. (1959). Ecology of Recent ostracodes of the Todos Santos Bay Region, Baja California,Mexico. Kansas University Paleontological Contributions, 23, 1–80. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33R6S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.