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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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