Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Full reference: M. B. Forel. 2017. Taxonomic names, in Discovery of a long-term refuge for ostracods (Crustacea) after the end-Permian extinction: a unique Carnian (Late Triassic) fauna from the Mersin Mélange, southern Turkey. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17:9-58
Belongs to Ptychobairdia according to M. B. Forel 2017
Sister taxa: Ptychobairdia aldae, Ptychobairdia circumvallata, Ptychobairdia hahni, Ptychobairdia hettangica, Ptychobairdia kristanae, Ptychobairdia kuepperi, Ptychobairdia lordi, Ptychobairdia luciae, Ptychobairdia neokristanae, Ptychobairdia ruttneri, Ptychobairdia schaubergeri, Ptychobairdia szentgalensis
Type specimen: P6M4092, a valve (right valve). Its type locality is Kilek section, Kilek-24, which is in a Julian offshore limestone in the Huglu Tuffite Formation of Turkey.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of Turkey (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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