Bensonocythere Hazel 1967 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Leguminocythereidini according to J. E. Hazel 1983
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Triginglymus
Subtaxa: Bensonocythere blackwelderi Bensonocythere bradyi Bensonocythere gouldensis Bensonocythere ricespitensis Bensonocythere rugosa
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)
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