Hermanites Puri 1955 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Parent taxon: Thaerocytherinae according to A. Bertels 1969

See also CarreƱo and Cronin 1993, Hazel 1983 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Jugosocythereis, Poseidonamicus, Thaerocythere, Tongacythere

Subtaxa: Hermanites ascitus Hermanites batequensis Hermanites huantraicoensis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)

• Miocene of Belgium (1), India (1), Poland (1), Puerto Rico (1), South Africa (1)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (2), Italy (2), Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (4), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Eocene of India (1), Libya (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), United States (5: Alabama)

• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Trinidad and Tobago (5), United States (4: Missouri)

• Cretaceous of Saudi Arabia (1)

Total: 36 collections including 43 occurrences

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