Callistocythere

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Callistocythere
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Callistocythere

Ruggieri, 1953 [1]
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Several including

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  • Leptocythere (Callistocythere) Ruggieri, 1953

Callistocythere is a genus of ostracods. Some species are known from the fossil record.

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References

  1. Ruggieri, G. (1953). Età e faune di un terrazzo marino sulla costa ionica della Calabria. Giornale di Geologia. serie 2, 23: 19–168, 6 pls