Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Oligostraca > Class Ostracoda > Subclass Podocopa > Order Podocopida > Suborder Cytherocopina > Superfamily Cytheroidea > Family Hemicytheridae > Genus Urocythereis

Urocythereis favosa (Roemer, 1838)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Urocythereis*	Ruggieri, 1950	accepted genus name
*Hemicythere (Urocythereis)*	Ruggieri, 1950	synonym

Species group names

*Cytherina favosa*	Roemer, 1838	synonym; comb. ined.
*Hemicythere (Urocythereis) favosa*	(Roemer, 1838)	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 244-251
additional source	Aiello, G.; Barra, D.; Parisi, R. (2015). Lower–Middle Pleistocene ostracod assemblages from the Montalbano Jonico section (Basilicata, Southern Italy). Quaternary International. 383: 47-73.
redescription	Athersuch, J. (1977). The genus Urocythereis (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Europe, with particular reference to recent Mediterranean species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).Zoology. 32: 247-283.
new combination reference	Ruggieri, G. (1950). Gli Ostracodi delle sabbie grigie quaternarie (Milazziano) di Imola. Part I. Giornale di Geologia. Annali del Museo Geologico di Bologna. Serie 2ª. 21:1-57.
subsequent type designation	Athersuch, J. (1977). The genus Urocythereis (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Europe, with particular reference to recent Mediterranean species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).Zoology. 32: 247-283.

Genbank

Citation

Brandão, S.N.; Antonietto, L.S; Nery, D.G.; Pereira, J.S.; Praxedes, R.A.; Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Urocythereis favosa (Roemer, 1838) †. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128150