Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidini, Elofsonella, Hemicytheria, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Hemicythere kniffeni Hemicythere schmidtae
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (4)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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