Mehesella (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Parent taxon: Cytherurinae according to A. Bertels 1969

See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Mehesella apolloi

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mehesella in the database

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