†Glyptopleura mugiensis Tanaka and Yuan 2012 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Full reference: G. Tanaka and A. H. Yuan. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Early Permian ostracods from Mugi County, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Paleontological Research 16:88-106
Belongs to Glyptopleura according to G. Tanaka and A. H. Yuan 2012
Sister taxa: Glyptopleura angulata, Glyptopleura coryelli, Glyptopleura inopinata, Glyptopleura triserta
Type specimen: MPC-03640, a carapace. Its type locality is Tani-gawa river, Tominoho, Mugi county, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in Japan.
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tani-gawa river, Tominoho, Mugi county
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