Kangarina (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Parent taxon: Cytheruridae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherura, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kobayashiina, Konarocythere, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Mockella, Orthonotacythere, Otocythere, Paracytheridea, Paracytheropteron, Paradoxorhyncha, Pelecocythere, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)

• Miocene of Colombia (1), Panama (1), Poland (1), South Africa (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)

• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1)

• Eocene of New Zealand (1)

Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences

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