Eucythere (Rotundracythere) rotunda (Hornibrook, 1952)
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
- Eucythere (Rotundracythere) rotunda (Hornibrook, 1952)
- Name authority
- (Hornibrook, 1952)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Podocopida
- Family
- Eucytheridae
- Genus
- Eucythere
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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
- familyEucytheridae Puri, 1954
- genusEucythere Brady, 1868
- subgenusEucythere (Rotundracythere) Mandelstam, 1958
- speciesEucythere (Rotundracythere) rotunda (Hornibrook, 1952)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eucythere. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eucythere argus (Sars, 1866) | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucythere calabra (Colalongo & Pasini, 1980) | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucythere hyboma Whatley & Coles, 1987 | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucythere insolita Schneider, 1971 | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucythere pubera Bonaduce, Ciampo & Masoli, 1976 | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucythere sphaenoidea Hao, 1988 | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucythere undulata Klie, 1929 | EucytheridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eucythere rotunda Hornibrook, 1952 Hornibrook, 1952 | 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.
- Morkhoven, F.P.C.M. van. (1963). Post-paleozoic Ostracoda. Their Morphology, Taxonomy and Economic Use. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 478 pp. 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:3BYXC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.