†Pennyella leptodictyota Ayress 1995 (ostracod)
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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 Pennyella according to M. A. Ayress 1995
Sister taxon: Pennyella praedorsoserrata
Type specimen: OU 40478, 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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