Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Belongs to Paraparchites according to C. G. Shi and D. Q. Chen 1987
Sister taxa: Paraparchites anxianensis, Paraparchites chenshii, Paraparchites complanatus, Paraparchites cyclopeus, Paraparchites fabula, Paraparchites finiplanus, Paraparchites ganelini, Paraparchites hivachensis, Paraparchites humerosus, Paraparchites inornatus, Paraparchites magnus, Paraparchites marathonensis, Paraparchites nicklesi, Paraparchites orbiculatus, Paraparchites punctatus, Paraparchites sabakajensis, Paraparchites subdistortus, Paraparchites texanus, Paraparchites wapanuckensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sequinay section, bed 101, Purulhá (Permian of Guatemala)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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