Silenites sasakwaformis Shi 1987 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Full reference: C. G. Shi. 1987. Taxonomic names, in The Changhsingian ostracodes from Meishan, Changxing, Zhejiang. Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Systemic Boundaries in China: Permian and Triassic Boundary 1:23-80

Belongs to Silenites according to M. B. Forel et al. 2015

See also Crasquin and Forel 2010

Sister taxa: Silenites lenticularis, Silenites limatus, Silenites marginiferus, Silenites suborthis, Silenites subrounda, Silenites sureeae, Silenites testatus, Silenites unicostus, Silenites zhejiangensis

Type specimen: NIGP 91897. Its type locality is Meishan Ostracod Sample 30, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Permian of China (28 collections), Iran (4)

Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence

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