Semicytherura (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Parent taxon: Cytheropterinae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Babinot and Colin 2011, Bertels 1969, Ceolin et al. 2024 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aversovalva, Eocytheropteron, Hemingwayella, Hemiparacytheridea, Oculocytheropteron, Pedicythere
Subtaxa: Semicytherura argentinensis Semicytherura robusta
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (2 collections), India (2)
• Miocene of Greece (11), Italy (2), Poland (15), South Africa (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (13)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3), France (1)
Total: 52 collections including 152 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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