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 T. Z. Yan et al. 2005
See also Kellett 1935 and Shi and Chen 1987
Sister taxa: Basslerella acuta, Basslerella annesophieae, Basslerella crassa, Basslerella favosa, Basslerella jadarensis, Basslerella naresi, Basslerella obesa, Basslerella ola, Basslerella ovata, Basslerella reticulata, Basslerella rothi, Basslerella shaxianensis, Basslerella subola, Basslerella superarella, Basslerella tota, Basslerella wipanuae
Type specimen: USNM 90125. Its type locality is Upstream of Cottonwood River Bridge, Elmdale, which is in a Gzhelian shallow subtidal shale in the Elmdale Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of China (15 collections), United States (2: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Kansas)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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