Woodeltia Mukai and Tanaka 2025 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Full reference: K. Mukai and G. Tanaka. 2025. Early Pliocene ostracodes from the Takikawa Formation in Hokkaido, northern Japan, and the new genus Woodeltia moving in the North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Paleontology 99(6):1401-1417

Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to K. Mukai and G. Tanaka 2025

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, Paraplatycosta, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia

Subtaxa: Woodeltia sorapuchiensis

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Type: Woodeltia sorapuchiensis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Woodeltia in the database

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