Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Alternative combination: Paraparchites nicklesi cyclopeus
Synonyms: Paraparchites projectus Harris and Jobe 1956, Paraparchites robustus Croneis and Gutke 1939
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1910. New genera and species of Carboniferous fossils from the Fayetteville shale of Arkansas. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 20(3):189-238
Belongs to Paraparchites according to I.G. Sohn 1969
See also Girty 1910
Sister taxa: Paraparchites anxianensis, Paraparchites chenshii, Paraparchites complanatus, Paraparchites fabula, Paraparchites finiplanus, Paraparchites ganelini, Paraparchites hivachensis, Paraparchites humerosus, Paraparchites inornatus, Paraparchites kansasensis, Paraparchites magnus, Paraparchites marathonensis, Paraparchites nicklesi, Paraparchites orbiculatus, Paraparchites punctatus, Paraparchites sabakajensis, Paraparchites subdistortus, Paraparchites texanus, Paraparchites wapanuckensis
Type specimens:
- Paraparchites cyclopeus: USNM 153787, a valve
- Paraparchites projectus:
- Paraparchites robustus:
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (5: Arkansas, Nevada)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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