Ostracoda - Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae
Full reference: G. Carbonnel and A. K. Johnson. 1989. Les ostracodes paleogènes du Togo: Taxonomie, biostratigraphie, apports dans l'organisation et l'évolution du bassin. Geobios 22:409-443
Belongs to Leguminocythereis according to G. Carbonnel and A. K. Johnson 1989
Sister taxa: Leguminocythereis cookei, Leguminocythereis exigua, Leguminocythereis lokossaensis, Leguminocythereis scarabaeus, Leguminocythereis senegalensis, Leguminocythereis verrucosus, Leguminocythereis whitei
Type specimen: FSL 136430, a carapace. Its type locality is W8 well, 25 m depth, which is in a Thanetian carbonate limestone in Togo.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at W8 well, 25 m depth
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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