Gomphocythere Sars 1924 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Lymnocytheridae
Parent taxon: Lymnocytheridae according to M. A. Uliana and E. A. Musacchio 1978
See also Whatley et al. 2002 and Zheng 1976
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Gomphocythere paucisulcatus Gomphocythere payunensis Gomphocythere subelliptica
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (7 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Kenya (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Uganda (1)
• Cretaceous of India (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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