Ostracoda - Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Full reference: M. B. Forel. 2010. Taxonomic Names, in Ostracods (Crustacea) through the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China: the Meishan stratotype (Zhejiang Province). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8(3):331-370
Belongs to Microcheilinella according to M. B. Forel 2010
Sister taxa: Microcheilinella aculeata, Microcheilinella alborzella, Microcheilinella anxianensis, Microcheilinella bicornuta, Microcheilinella buekkensis, Microcheilinella contrariella, Microcheilinella dorsicostata, Microcheilinella egerensis, Microcheilinella hungarica, Microcheilinella inflata, Microcheilinella lata, Microcheilinella laterospinosa, Microcheilinella malyinkaensis, Microcheilinella mariettensis, Microcheilinella pagodaensis, Microcheilinella peculiaris, Microcheilinella perexilis, Microcheilinella peroi, Microcheilinella posthungarica, Microcheilinella postlaterospinosa, Microcheilinella postspinosa, Microcheilinella qinglongensis, Microcheilinella rectodorsata, Microcheilinella shicheni, Microcheilinella shigensis, Microcheilinella speciosa, Microcheilinella subovata, Microcheilinella subreniformis, Microcheilinella tschikalyensis, Microcheilinella tsubogawensis, Microcheilinella venusta, Microcheilinella visnyoensis, Microcheilinella wujiapingensis, Alveus depressus
Type specimen: P6M2425, a carapace. Its type locality is Meishan 04C22-3, Bed 22, Meishan D, which is in a Changhsingian offshore ramp lime mudstone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Meishan 04C22-3, Bed 22, Meishan D
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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