Palmoconcha (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Loxoconchidae

Parent taxon: Loxoconchidae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

See also Ceolin et al. 2024 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cytheromorpha, Elofsonia, Heinia, Hirschmannia, Loxocauda, Loxoconcha, Loxoconchella, Nipponocythere, Phlyctocythere, Roundstonia, Sagmatocythere, Sanyuania

Subtaxa: Palmoconcha similis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)

• Miocene of South Africa (2)

• Paleocene of Argentina (10)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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