Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Full reference: S. K. Al-Abdul-Razzaq. 1979. Glenocythere, a new ostracode genus from the Ahmdai Formation (Cretaceous) of Kuwait. Journal of Paleontology 53:920-930
Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to S. K. Al-Abdul-Razzaq 1979
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthocythereis, Aleisocythereis, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia
Subtaxa: Glenocythere bahreinensis Glenocythere reticulata Glenocythere triangularis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kuwait (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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