Vestalenula Rosetti and Martens 1998 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Darwinulidae

Full reference: G. Rosetti and K. Martens. 1998. Taxonomic revision of the Recent and Holocene representatives of the Family Darwinulidae (Crustacea, Ostracoda), with a description of three new genera. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences 68:55-110

Parent taxon: Darwinulidae according to G. Rosetti and K. Martens 1998

Sister taxa: Alicenula, Darwinula, Microdarwinula, Penthesilenula

Subtaxa: Vestalenula boteai Vestalenula cuneata Vestalenula danielopoli Vestalenula daps Vestalenula inconspicua Vestalenula lundi Vestalenula marlieri Vestalenula molopoensis Vestalenula pagliolii

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Safran coal section (Miocene of Turkey)

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