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 B. Kellett 1935
Sister taxa: Basslerella acuta, Basslerella annesophieae, Basslerella crassa, Basslerella favosa, Basslerella firma, Basslerella jadarensis, Basslerella naresi, Basslerella obesa, Basslerella ola, Basslerella ovata, Basslerella reticulata, Basslerella shaxianensis, Basslerella subola, Basslerella superarella, Basslerella tota, Basslerella wipanuae
Type specimen: USNM 90128. Its type locality is Cottonwood River Bridge, shale on top of buff limestone, Elmdale, which is in a Gzhelian shallow subtidal shale in the Elmdale Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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