Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Synonym: Budaia Mehes 1941 [replaced name]
Full reference: P. R. Krutak. 1961. Jackson Eocene Ostracoda from the Cocoa Sand of Alabama. Journal of Paleontology 35(4):769-788
Parent taxon: Cytherurinae according to P. R. Krutak 1961
Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherura, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kangarina, Kobayashiina, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Microceratina, Mockella, Orthonotacythere, Otocythere, Paracytheridea, Paracytheropteron, Paradoxorhyncha, Pelecocythere, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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