Deep-Sea taxon details
Cytheropteron pherozigzag Whatley, Ayress & Downing, 1986
461002 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:461002)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Whatley, R.C., Ayress, M. and Downing, S. (1986) Two unusual new species of the ostracod genus Cytheropteron from the Late Cainozoic of the deep sea. Journal of Micropalaeontology 5, 31–36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.5.1.31 [details]
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Cytheropteron pherozigzag Whatley, Ayress & Downing, 1986. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=461002 on 2026-04-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Cytheropteron pherozigzag Whatley, Ayress & Downing, 1986. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=461002 on 2026-04-23
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Whatley, R.C., Ayress, M. and Downing, S. (1986) Two unusual new species of the ostracod genus Cytheropteron from the Late Cainozoic of the deep sea. Journal of Micropalaeontology 5, 31–36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.5.1.31 [details]
additional source Zhao, Q; Whatley, R. C.; Zhou, B. (2000). The taxonomy and distribution of Recent species of the ostracod genus <i>Cytheropteron</i> in the South China Sea. <em>Revista Espanola de Micropaleontologia.</em> 32 (2), 259-281. [details] Available for editors
additional source Alvarez Zarikian, C A. (2009). Data report: late Quaternary ostracodes at IODP Site U1314 (North Atlantic Ocean). <em>In: Channell Kanamatsu, T., Sato, T., Stein, R., Alvarez Zarikian, C.A., Malone, M.J., and the Expedition 303/306 Scientists, J E T (ed.). Proceedings of the IODP, 303/306: College Station, TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International,.</em> 303/306, 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.303306.213.2009 [details] Available for editors
additional source Zhao, Q; Whatley, R. C.; Zhou, B. (2000). The taxonomy and distribution of Recent species of the ostracod genus <i>Cytheropteron</i> in the South China Sea. <em>Revista Espanola de Micropaleontologia.</em> 32 (2), 259-281. [details] Available for editors
additional source Alvarez Zarikian, C A. (2009). Data report: late Quaternary ostracodes at IODP Site U1314 (North Atlantic Ocean). <em>In: Channell Kanamatsu, T., Sato, T., Stein, R., Alvarez Zarikian, C.A., Malone, M.J., and the Expedition 303/306 Scientists, J E T (ed.). Proceedings of the IODP, 303/306: College Station, TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International,.</em> 303/306, 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.303306.213.2009 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
