Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Parent taxon: Beyrichiidae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Apatobolbina, Beyrichia, Bolbibollia, Bolbineossia, Bolbiprimitia, Cornikloedenia, Ctenobolbinella, Deloia, Dibolbina, Dolichoscapha, Drepanellina, Halliella, Hibbardia, Knoxina, Kyamodes, Lophokloedenia, Mesomphalus, Mooreina, Myomphalus, Neoulrichia, Phlyctiscapha, Pseudobeyrichia, Saccarchites, Savagellites, Treposella, Treposellinae, Velibeyrichia, Welleria, Welleriopsis, Zygobeyrichia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Couvinien of Australia (1 collection)
• Devonian of Brazil (1), Spain (1), United States (3: New York, West Virginia)
• Silurian to Devonian of Italy (2)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), Germany (2), Italy (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (10: Maryland, Michigan and Ohio, New York, West Virginia)
• Ordovician of Australia (3), United States (1: Tennessee)
Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences
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