Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to T. Yamaguchi et al. 2016
See also Hazel 1983 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidinae, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Hermanites, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Oertliellinae, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Muellerina bassiounii Muellerina blowi Muellerina ohmerti Muellerina wardi
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of Belgium (1)
• Paleocene of Indian Ocean (1)
Total: 3 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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