Hirschmannia Elofson 1941 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Loxoconchidae

Parent taxon: Loxoconchidae according to J. E. Hazel 1983

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cytheromorpha, Elofsonia, Heinia, Loxocauda, Loxoconcha, Loxoconchella, Nipponocythere, Palmoconcha, Phlyctocythere, Roundstonia, Sagmatocythere, Sanyuania

Subtaxa: Hirschmannia hespera Hirschmannia quadrata

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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