Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to G. Carbonnel and A. K. Johnson 1989
See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Afranticythereis, Aleisocythereis, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Asymmetricythere, Basslerites, Benina, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Jubatocythere, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Paraplatycosta, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia, Woodeltia
Subtaxa: Antibythocypris dimorphicus Antibythocypris nephotrema Antibythocypris wasimiensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Togo (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Alabama)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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