Palmoconcha (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Loxoconchidae
Parent taxon: Loxoconchidae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2024
See also Ceolin et al. 2015, Sepkoski 2002 and Yamaguchi et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Cytheromorpha, Elofsonia, Heinia, Hirschmannia, Loxocauda, Loxoconcha, Loxoconchella, Nipponocythere, Phlyctocythere, Roundstonia, Sagmatocythere, Sanyuania
Subtaxa: Palmoconcha similis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of South Africa (2)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Washington)
• Paleocene of Argentina (10)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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