†family Zygobolbidae Bassler 1923 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Zygobolbidae

Parent taxon: Beyrichicopida according to A. F. Abushik and I. O. Evdokimova 2016

See also Benson et al. 1961

Sister taxa: Aparchitellinidae, Binodicopina, Hexophthalmoididae, Palaeocopina, Paraparchitocopina

Subtaxa: Bonnemaia Glymmatobolbina Mastigobolbina Noviportia Plethobolbina Zygobolba Zygobolbinae

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Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (18: Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Québec collections), Norway (1), Sweden (1), United States (98: Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Ordovician of Canada (6: Northwest Territories), United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 125 collections including 319 occurrences

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