Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Parent taxon: Bythocytheridae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bythoceratina, Bythoceratininae, Bythocythere, Bythocytherinae, Callicythere, Covracythere, Cuneoceratina, Keijicytherinae, Miracythere, Monoceratina, Parabythocythere, Patellacythere, Praebythoceratina, Profundobythere, Pseudobythocythere, Pseudomonoceratina, Striatobythoceratina, Striatojonesia, Tanycythere, Triassocythere, Triceratina, Trodocythere
Subtaxa: Pseudocythere caudata
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Greece (1), Poland (4), South Africa (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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