Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Parent taxon: Beyrichiidae according to W. J. Yi 1993
See also Benson et al. 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Apatobolbina, Beyrichia, Bolbibollia, Bolbineossia, Bolbiprimitia, Cornikloedenia, Ctenobolbinella, Deloia, Dibolbina, Dolichoscapha, Halliella, Hibbardia, Kloedenia, Knoxina, Kyamodes, Lophokloedenia, Mesomphalus, Mooreina, Myomphalus, Neoulrichia, Phlyctiscapha, Pseudobeyrichia, Saccarchites, Savagellites, Treposella, Treposellinae, Velibeyrichia, Welleria, Welleriopsis, Zygobeyrichia
Subtaxa: Drepanellina datianensis
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
• Silurian of Australia (1), United States (11: Maryland, New York, West Virginia)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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