Ostracoda - Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae
Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. Law. 1936. Louisiana Vicksburg Oligocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 7
Parent taxon: Leguminocythereidae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acuticythereis, Basslerites, Campylocythere
Subtaxa: Leguminocythereis cookei Leguminocythereis scarabaeus Leguminocythereis verrucosus Leguminocythereis whitei
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Peru (1), South Africa (2), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Mexico (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Eocene of Libya (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene of Indian Ocean (2)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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