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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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