Mesomphalus Ulrich and Bassler 1913 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae

Parent taxon: Beyrichiidae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Apatobolbina, Beyrichia, Bolbibollia, Bolbineossia, Bolbiprimitia, Cornikloedenia, Ctenobolbinella, Deloia, Dibolbina, Dolichoscapha, Drepanellina, Halliella, Hibbardia, Kloedenia, Knoxina, Kyamodes, Lophokloedenia, Mooreina, Myomphalus, Neoulrichia, Phlyctiscapha, Pseudobeyrichia, Saccarchites, Savagellites, Treposella, Treposellinae, Velibeyrichia, Welleria, Welleriopsis, Zygobeyrichia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mesomphalus in the database

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