Ceratopsis Ulrich 1894 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae

Synonym: Hastatellina

Parent taxon: Tetradellinae according to J. Vannier 1987

See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ahla, Dilobella, Polyceratella, Tallinnella

Subtaxa: Ceratopsis chambersi Ceratopsis oculifera

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Type: Beyrichia chambersi

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Dobrotivian of France (1 collection)

• Letna of the Czech Republic (1)

• Ordovician of Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec), the Czech Republic (5), United States (30: Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia)

Total: 54 collections including 66 occurrences

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