†Proparaparchites Cooper 1941 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Parent taxon: Paraparchitidae according to A. F. Abushik 2015
See also Ferdinando 2001, Hoare and Mapes 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chamishaella, Dentoparaparchites, Ochesaarites, Paraparchitella, Paraparchites, Pseudoparaparchites, Samarella, Shemonaella, Shishaella, Shivaella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (16 collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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