Ptychobairdia ruttneri Kristan-Tollmann 1991 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae

Full reference: E. Kristan-Tollmann. 1991. Ostracods from the Middle Triassic Sina Formation (Aghdarband Group) in NE-Iran. Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 38:195-200

Belongs to Ptychobairdia according to E. Kristan-Tollmann 1991

Sister taxa: Ptychobairdia aldae, Ptychobairdia circumvallata, Ptychobairdia hahni, Ptychobairdia hettangica, Ptychobairdia kristanae, Ptychobairdia kuepperi, Ptychobairdia lordi, Ptychobairdia luciae, Ptychobairdia neokristanae, Ptychobairdia praekristanae, Ptychobairdia schaubergeri, Ptychobairdia szentgalensis

Type specimen: GBA 1985/5/4, a carapace. Its type locality is Faqir Marl Bed, Aghdarband, Khorassan, which is in a Ladinian deep subtidal shale in the Sina Formation of Iran.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Faqir Marl Bed, Aghdarband, Khorassan

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