Sclerochilus (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae

Parent taxon: Bythocytheridae according to T. Yamaguchi et al. 2016

See also Hazel and Holden 1971 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bythoceratina, Bythoceratininae, Bythocythere, Bythocytherinae, Callicythere, Covracythere, Cuneoceratina, Keijicytherinae, Miracythere, Monoceratina, Parabythocythere, Patellacythere, Praebythoceratina, Profundobythere, Pseudobythocythere, Pseudocythere, Pseudomonoceratina, Striatobythoceratina, Striatojonesia, Tanycythere, Triassocythere, Triceratina, Trodocythere

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)

• Miocene of Poland (5)

• Eocene of Tonga (1)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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