Ruggieria (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Parent taxon: Pterygocythereidinae according to M. C. Keen 1975
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ruggieria boldi Ruggieria bullomensis Ruggieria tetraptera
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (7 collections), South Africa (3), Turkey (2)
• Oligocene of Sierra Leone (3)
Total: 15 collections including 19 occurrences
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