Metacytheropteron zagrosensis Crasquin-Soleau and Teherani 1995 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Full reference: S. Crasquin-Soleau and K. Teherani. 1995. Première découverte d'ostracodes triasiques dans la formation de Khaneh Kat, Montagne Michparvar (Ouest Iran). Revue de Micropaléontologie 38:27-36

Belongs to Metacytheropteron according to S. Crasquin-Soleau and K. Teherani 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: P6M1402, a carapace. Its type locality is WB-MO-8, Michparvar Mountain, southwest of Borujerd, which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Khaneh Kat Formation of Iran.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at WB-MO-8, Michparvar Mountain, southwest of Borujerd

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