Platella Coryell and Fields 1937 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Parent taxon: Cytherellidae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cavellininae, Cytherella, Cytherellinae, Cytherelloidea, Issacharella, Leviella, Pyricythereis

Subtaxa: Platella drexlerae

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Panama (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Togo (1), Trinidad and Tobago (6)

• Cretaceous of Morocco (1)

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1)

• Ediacaran of Mexico (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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