Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Parent taxon: Cytheruridae according to C. Guernet and M. Moullade 1994
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Cytheropterinae, Cytherura, Cytherurinae, Eucytherurinae, Hemicytherura, Howeina, Judahella, Kangarina, Kobayashiina, Konarocythere, Mehesella, Metacytheropteron, Microceratina, Mockella, Orthonotacythere, Otocythere, Paracytheridea, Paracytheropteron, Paradoxorhyncha, Procytheropteron, Procytherura, Typhlocythere, Wolburgia
Subtaxa: Pelecocythere carinoalatum Pelecocythere trinidadensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of North Atlantic (2 collections)
• Paleocene of Argentina (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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