Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Full reference: M. B. Forel. 2014. Taxonomic names, in Heterochronic growth of ostracods (Crustacea) from microbial deposits in the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Belongs to Monoceratina according to M. B. Forel 2014
Sister taxa: Monoceratina alexanderi, Monoceratina ampla, Monoceratina ardmorensis, Monoceratina buekkensis, Monoceratina casei, Monoceratina compta, Monoceratina gheorgianae, Monoceratina granulosa, Monoceratina gruendeli, Monoceratina lewisi, Monoceratina praevulsaformis, Monoceratina renardi, Monoceratina rossae, Monoceratina sevii, Monoceratina speciosa, Monoceratina ventralis, Monoceratina wallacei, Monoceratina youngi
Type specimen: P6M3300, a carapace. Its type locality is Curuk Dag S3, Antalya, which is in a Griesbachian shallow subtidal limestone in the Kokarkuyu Formation of Turkey.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of Turkey (28 collections)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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