Phlyctiscapha Kesling 1953 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae

Also described in Kesling & Chilman 1978

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Parent taxon: Beyrichiidae according to R. V. Kesling and R. B. Chilman 1978

See also Benson et al. 1961 and Tilman 1984

Sister taxa: Apatobolbina, Beyrichia, Bingeria, Bolbibollia, Bolbineossia, Bolbiprimitia, Cornikloedenia, Craspedobolbininae, Ctenobolbinella, Deloia, Dibolbina, Dolichoscapha, Drepanellina, Eobeyrichia, Gannibeyrichia, Halliella, Hibbardia, Kloedenia, Knoxina, Kyamodes, Lophokloedenia, Malnina, Mesomphalus, Mooreina, Myomphalus, Neoulrichia, Nodibeyrichia, Pseudobeyrichia, Savagellites, Simplicibeyrichia, Treposella, Treposellinae, Velibeyrichia, Welleria, Welleriopsis, Zygobeyrichia

Subtaxa: Phlyctiscapha apleta Phlyctiscapha rockportensis

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Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (13: Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio collections)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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