Eucytherura spinosa Ruan in Zeng, Ruan, Xu, Sun & Su, 1988
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
- Eucytherura spinosa Ruan in Zeng, Ruan, Xu, Sun & Su, 1988
- Name authority
- Ruan in Zeng, Ruan, Xu, Sun & Su, 1988
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Podocopida
- Family
- Cytheruridae
- Genus
- Eucytherura
- 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
- genusEucytherura Müller, 1894
- speciesEucytherura spinosa Ruan in Zeng, Ruan, Xu, Sun & Su, 1988
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eucytherura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eucytherura alata Müller, 1894 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucytherura anoda Ayress, Whatley, Downing & Millson, 1995 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucytherura binoculata Allison & Holden, 1976 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucytherura complexa (Brady, 1867) | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucytherura delineata Whatley & Eynon, 1996 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucytherura denticulata Bonaduce, Masoli, Minichelli & Pugliese, 1980 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucytherura dinglei Coimbra, Carreno & Michelli, 1999 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucytherura gibbera Müller, 1894 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucytherura noncaudata Hartmann, 1965 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucytherura pinasensis Ishizaki & Gunther, 1974 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eucytherura pulchra Coimbra, Carreno & Michelli, 1999 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucytherura spinicorona Yasuhara, Okahashi & Cronin, 2009 | CytheruridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Ruan, P., & Hao, Y. (1988). Systematic description of microfossils. 2. Ostracoda. In: Research Party of Marine Geology, Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chinese University of Geosciences. (1988). Quaternary Microbiotas in the Okinawa Trough and Their Geological Significance. Geological Publishing House, Beijing. 510 Pp., p. 227–395. 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:3BYZD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.