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†Paraplatycosta Dingle 1971 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to G. Carbonnel and A. K. Johnson 1989

Sister taxa: Afranticythereis, Aleisocythereis, Antibythocypris, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Asymmetricythere, Basslerites, Benina, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Jubatocythere, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia

Subtaxa: Paraplatycosta dinglei

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Nyamassigan well, sample NY10 (Paleocene to Eocene of Togo)

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