Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Full reference: M. A. Ayress. 1995. Late Eocene Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the Waihao District, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 69(5):897-921
Belongs to Actinocythereis according to M. A. Ayress 1995
Sister taxa: Actinocythereis biposterospinata, Actinocythereis captionis, Actinocythereis exanthemata, Actinocythereis howei, Actinocythereis indigena, Actinocythereis orientalis, Actinocythereis rex, Actinocythereis tuberculata
Type specimen: OU 40469, a test. Its type locality is J40/f90 - McCulloch's Bridge [Ashley Mudstone], which is in an Eocene deep-water mudstone in the Ashley Mudstone Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at J40/f90 - McCulloch's Bridge [Ashley Mudstone]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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