†Ovocytheridea (ostracod)
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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, Krithinae, Leocytheridea, Neocyprideis, Neocytherideidinae, Pirileberis, Schulerideinae
Subtaxa: Ovocytheridea acuta Ovocytheridea rionegrensis Ovocytheridea rostrata
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Sara Kunda-1 well (Cretaceous of Gambia)
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