Ovocytheridea (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Parent taxon: Cytherideidae according to E. A. Musacchio 1973

See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Basslerella, Cyprideidini, Cytherideinae, Cytheridinae, Eucytherinae, Krithinae, Leocytheridea, Neocyprideis, Neocytherideidinae, Pirileberis, Pseudorayella, Schulerideinae

Subtaxa: Ovocytheridea acuta Ovocytheridea rionegrensis Ovocytheridea rostrata

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Sara Kunda-1 well (Cretaceous of Gambia)

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