Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
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 Patellacythere according to M. B. Forel 2017
Sister taxa: Patellacythere ephraimi, Patellacythere shimonensis
Type specimen: P6M4126, a valve (left valve). Its type locality is Kilek section, Kilek-24, which is in a Julian offshore limestone in the Huglu Tuffite Formation of Türkiye.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of Türkiye (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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