Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Full reference: J. E. Hazel. 1962. Two new hemicytherid ostracods from the Lower Pleistocene of California. Journal of Paleontology 36(4):822-826
Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to J. E. Hazel 1962
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidini, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Ambostracon costatum
Type: Ambostracon costatum
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of South Africa (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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