Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Full reference: B. Kellett. 1935. Ostracodes of the Upper Pennsylvanian and the Lower Permian strata of Kanss: III. Bairdiidae (concluded), Cytherellidae, Cypridinidae, Entomoconchidae, Cytheridae, and Cypridae. Journal of Paleontology 9(2):132-166
Belongs to Basslerella according to F. Lethiers et al. 1995
See also Chen and Bao 1986, Crasquin 2008 and Shi and Chen 1987
Sister taxa: Basslerella acuta, Basslerella annesophieae, Basslerella crassa, Basslerella favosa, Basslerella firma, Basslerella jadarensis, Basslerella naresi, Basslerella ola, Basslerella ovata, Basslerella reticulata, Basslerella rothi, Basslerella shaxianensis, Basslerella subola, Basslerella superarella, Basslerella tota, Basslerella wipanuae
Type specimen: USNM 90124, a carapace. Its type locality is 6 miles S by SW of Topeka, which is in a Gzhelian carbonate limestone in the Wakarusa Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of China (21 collections), Guatemala (2)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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