Amphissites (Amphikegelites) (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae

Alternative spelling: Amphikegelites

Parent taxon: Amphissites according to E. Olempska and J. Blaszyk 1996

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphissites (Amphissites), Amphissites bushi, Amphissites carinodus, Amphissites centronotus, Amphissites dattonensis, Amphissites gifuensis, Amphissites knighti, Amphissites marginiferus, Amphissites miseri, Amphissites neocentronotus, Amphissites nodosus, Amphissites rugosus, Amphissites sinensis, Amphissites sosioensis, Amphissites subcentronotus, Amphissites wapanuckensis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Ukraine (2), United States (2: Arizona)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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