Perissocytheridea Stephenson 1938 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Brachycytheridae
Parent taxon: Brachycytheridae according to A. P. Carignano 2012
See also Ballent 1980, Sepkoski 2002, Uliana and Musacchio 1978 and van den Bold 1965
Sister taxa: Acuminobrachycythere, Alatacythere, Amphicythere, Apatocythere, Bosquetina, Digmocythere, Diogmopteron, Dordoniella, Kikliocythere, Macrodentina, Polydentina, Pterygocythere, Pterygocythereis, Rhombocythere
Subtaxa: Perissocytheridea informalis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Peru (1 collection), Puerto Rico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (3)
• Oligocene of Mexico (3)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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