Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Parent taxon: Bairdiocyprididae according to A. H. Yuan and S. Crasquin-Soleau 2007
See also Kozur 1985, Sepkoski 2002 and Sohn 1987
Sister taxa: Bairdiocypridella, Bairdiocypridinae, Bairdiocypris, Bairdites, Bekena, Condracypris, Cyrtocyprus, Cytherellina, Elliptocyprites, Orthocypris, Phelobythocypris, Praepilatina, Rugocytherellina, Silenites, Turiella, Uthoerina, Longiscula, Silenis, Arcuaria, Rectalloides, Rectella
Subtaxa: Pseudobythocypris centralis Pseudobythocypris hockingi Pseudobythocypris lordi Pseudobythocypris pediformis Pseudobythocypris procera Pseudobythocypris sublunata Pseudobythocypris suprapermiana
Type: Bythocypris pediformis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Permian of Australia (26), Canada (2: British Columbia), China (31), Hungary (1), Israel (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1), United States (9: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of Ukraine (3), United States (21: Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 98 collections including 115 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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