Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherissinellidae
Full reference: E. Gerry and A. Honigstein. 1987. Taxonomic names, in Late Permian ostracodes of Israel. Taxonomy, distribution, and paleogeographical implications. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 68(1-4):197-223
Belongs to Arqoviella according to A. Honigstein and A. Rosenfeld 2005
See also Crasquin-Soleau 2005 and Gerry and Honigstein 1987
Sister taxa: Arqoviella arabica, Arqoviella davidensis, Arqoviella khartamensis, Arqoviella piscatoris, Arqoviella tahtaliensis
Type specimen: Xe 13381. Its type locality is Maktesh Qatan-2 Well, Negev Desert, which is in a Changhsingian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Arqov Formation of Israel.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of Israel (7 collections), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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