Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Parent taxon: Pontocyprididae according to T. Yamaguchi et al. 2016
See also Benson et al. 1961, Bertels 1968 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssocypris, Argilloecia, Australoecia, Bakunella, Haworthina, Liasina, Pontocyprella, Pontocypris, Subulacypris, Thomontocypris
Subtaxa: Propontocypris nigeriensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), France (1)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Poland (4), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (3), Puerto Rico (3), United States (3: Washington)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Benin (2), Trinidad and Tobago (4)
• Cretaceous of Benin (2)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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