Propontocypris (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Parent taxon: Pontocyprididae according to A. Bertels 1968
See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Argilloecia, Australoecia, Bakunella, Haworthina, Liasina, Pontocyprella, Pontocypris, Subulacypris
Subtaxa: none
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)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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