Leguminocythereis Howe and Law 1936 (ostracod)

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

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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

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