Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Parent taxon: Bairdiidae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abrobairdia, Acratina, Anchistrocheles, Anisobairdia, Araxobairdia, Bairdia, Bairdiacypris, Bairdianella, Bairdiinae, Bairdiolites, Bairdoppilata, Bispinacratia, Bohlenatia, Carinobairdiinae, Celechovites, Ceratobairdia, Ceratobairdiinae, Coryellites, Edithobairdia, Elpinella, Fabalicypris, Famenella, Heterobairdia, Isobythocypris, Kempfina, Krausella, Liuzhinia, Neonesidea, Nodobairdia, Orthobairdia, Parabairdiacypris, Paramacrocypris, Paranesidea, Parurobairdia, Petasobairdia, Praezabythocypris, Pseudocyproides, Pustulobairdia, Sinabairdia, Spinobairdia, Triebelininae, Truncobairdia, Urobairdia, Vanganardia, Xixionopsis, Parabairdianella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Alabama collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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