Ostracoda - Myodocopida - Cylindroleberididae

Full reference: D.S. Siveter, D.E.G. Briggs, D.S. Siveter and M.D. Sutton. 2018. A well-preserved respiratory system in a Silurian ostracod. Biology Letters 14(11):20180464

Parent taxon: Cylindroleberididae according to D.S. Siveter et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Asteropteron, Asteropteroninae, Colymbosathon, Cyclasterope, Cyclasteropinae, Cylindroleberis, Hungaroleberis, Leuroleberis, Nasunaris, Pauline, Prionotoleberis

Subtaxa: Spiricopia aurita

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Type: Spiricopia aurita

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

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