Shidelerites Morris and Hill 1951 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Beecherellidae

Synonym: Shidelerites [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Beecherellidae according to G. Becker and S. Q. Wang 1992

See also Novack-Gottshall 2022 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthoscapha, Beecherella, Beecheroscapha, Bulbosohnia, Daleiella, Gencella, Paraplatyrhomboides, Platyrhomboides, Pronipantex, Tuberoscapha, Ulrichella, Wideneria, Zenkovia, Rhysomagis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Qujing, sample YQM-33 (Silurian of China)

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