Cytheropteron alatum Sars, 1866
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
- Cytheropteron alatum Sars, 1866
- Name authority
- Sars, 1866
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Podocopida
- Family
- Cytheruridae
- Genus
- Cytheropteron
- 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
- orderPodocopida Sars, 1866
- suborderCytherocopina Baird, 1850
- superfamilyCytheroidea Baird, 1850
- familyCytheruridae Müller, 1894
- genusCytheropteron Sars, 1866
- speciesCytheropteron alatum Sars, 1866
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cytheropteron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) obtusaeum Hornibrook, 1952 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytheropteron aielloi Yasuhara, Okahashi & Cronin, 2009 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytheropteron areolatum Brady, 1870 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron armatum Chapman, 1910 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron bremani Wilson, 2006 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytheropteron brokenoarense Brouwers, 1994 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron brownyae Joy & Clark, 1977 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytheropteron chichagofense Brouwers, 1994 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron circummuralla Whatley & Coles, 1987 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron colesoabyssorum Yasuhara & Okahashi, 2014 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron colesopunctatum Yasuhara & Okahashi, 2014 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheropteron crassiscutum Ayress, 1998 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) alatum Sars, 1866 Sars, 1866 | synonym |
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.
- Sars, G. O. (1866). Oversigt af Norges marine ostracoder. [Overview of Norway’s marine ostracods]. Forhandlinger I Videnskabs-Selskabet I Christiania, 1865. 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:33RH9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.