†subfamily Thaerocytherinae Hazel 1967

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Alternative spelling: Thaerocytherini

Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to A. Bertels 1975

See also Bertels 1969, CarreƱo and Cronin 1993, Hazel 1983 and Hazel and Holden 1971

Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidini, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Urocythereidinae

Subtaxa: Hermanites Jugosocythereis Poseidonamicus Thaerocythere Tongacythere

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Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)

• Miocene to Pliocene of North Atlantic (3)

• Miocene of Belgium (1), India (1), Poland (1), Puerto Rico (2), South Africa (1)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (3), Italy (2), Mexico (2), Puerto Rico (12), United States (2: Louisiana, North Carolina)

• Eocene of India (1), Libya (1), Mexico (2), New Zealand (1), Tonga (1), United States (5: Alabama)

• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Trinidad and Tobago (5), United States (4: Missouri)

• Cretaceous of Saudi Arabia (1)

Total: 53 collections including 78 occurrences

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