Paraparchites orbiculatus Chen 1958 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae

Full reference: T. C. Chen. 1958. Permian ostracods from the Chihsia limestone of Lungtan, Nanking. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 6:215-265

Belongs to Paraparchites according to T. C. Chen 1958

Sister taxa: Paraparchites anxianensis, Paraparchites chenshii, Paraparchites complanatus, Paraparchites cyclopeus, Paraparchites fabula, Paraparchites finiplanus, Paraparchites ganelini, Paraparchites hivachensis, Paraparchites humerosus, Paraparchites inornatus, Paraparchites kansasensis, Paraparchites magnus, Paraparchites marathonensis, Paraparchites nicklesi, Paraparchites punctatus, Paraparchites sabakajensis, Paraparchites subdistortus, Paraparchites texanus, Paraparchites wapanuckensis

Type specimen: NIGP 9067. Its type locality is AV-81, Guanshan Section, Longtan, Nanjing City, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at AV-81, Guanshan Section, Longtan, Nanjing City

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