Daphnia Muller 1785 (water flea)
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Parent taxon: Cladocera according to P. Tasch 1969
See also von Heyden 1862
Sister taxon: Anomopoda
Subtaxa: Daphnia fossilis Daphnia primaeva
Ecology: slow-moving nektobenthic suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greenland (1 collection), United States (1: Colorado)
• Miocene of Spain (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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