Taracythere conjunctispinosa Ayress 1995 (ostracod)

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 Taracythere according to M. A. Ayress 1995

Sister taxa: Taracythere hampdenensis, Taracythere proterva

Type specimen: OU 40464, 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]

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