Ogmoconcha alaskaense Sohn 1987 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae

Full reference: I. G. Sohn. 1987. Middle and Upper Triassic Marine Ostracoda from the Shublik Formation, Northeastern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1664:C1-C21

Belongs to Ogmoconcha according to I. G. Sohn 1987

Sister taxa: Ogmoconcha amalthei, Ogmoconcha dentata, Ogmoconcha hagenowi, Ogmoconcha intercedens, Ogmoconcha klingleri, Ogmoconcha limbata, Ogmoconcha marquardti, Ogmoconcha owthropensis, Ogmoconcha tailleuri, Ogmoconcha unicerata

Type specimen: USNM 389887, a test. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 33144-33150 [Clay Shale Mbr, Shublik Fm], which is in a Tuvalian offshore shale in the Shublik Formation of Alaska.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (4: Alaska collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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