Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Parent taxon: Cytheruridae according to A. P. Carignano 2012
See also Ballent 1980, Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherura, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kangarina, Kobayashiina, Konarocythere, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Microceratina, Mockella, Orthonotacythere, Otocythere, Paracytheridea, Paradoxorhyncha, Pelecocythere, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia, Xylocythere
Subtaxa: Paracytheropteron pellegrinensis Paracytheropteron similis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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