Acanthoscapha Ulrich and Bassler 1923 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Beecherellidae

Parent taxon: Beecherellidae according to G. Tanaka 2018

See also Becker and Wang 1992, Forel 2017, Kozur 1970 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Beecherella, Beecheroscapha, Bulbosohnia, Daleiella, Gencella, Paraplatyrhomboides, Platyrhomboides, Pronipantex, Shidelerites, Tuberoscapha, Ulrichella, Wideneria, Zenkovia, Rhysomagis

Subtaxa: Acanthoscapha blessi Acanthoscapha blumenstengeli Acanthoscapha bogschi Acanthoscapha devonica Acanthoscapha mersinella Acanthoscapha takacsae Acanthoscapha veghae Acanthoscapha veghea

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Triassic of Hungary (3 collections), Romania (13), Turkey (1)

• Permian of Hungary (1), Japan (1)

• Carboniferous of Hungary (3)

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (2), the Russian Federation (2), United States (5: New York, Ohio)

• Silurian of China (1), the Czech Republic (5)

• Ordovician of Argentina (1)

Total: 38 collections including 47 occurrences

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