Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Knightinidae
Alternative combination: Paegnium neutrum
Full reference: P. J. Jones. 1970. Marine ostracoda (Palaeocopa, Podocopa) from the Lower Triassic of the Perth Basin, Western Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 108:115-144
Belongs to Carinaknightina according to S. Crasquin-Soleau et al. 2007
See also Jones 1970
Sister taxa: Carinaknightina baloghi, Carinaknightina braccinii, Carinaknightina carinata, Carinaknightina discarinata, Carinaknightina hofmanni, Carinaknightina tibetensis, Carinaknightina tricarinata, Carinaknightina ventrocingula, Carinaknightina zhenfengensis
Type specimen: CPC 7735, a carapace
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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