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Palaeocopida
Extinct order of seed shrimps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Palaeocopida is an order of ostracods in the subclass Podocopa. Most species in the suborder are extinct, and only the genera Manawa, Promanawa, and Puncia in the family Punciidae are extant.[2] The members of the family live in high-energy shallow marine environments of New Zealand.[3]
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Taxonomy
The following suborders are recognised in the order Palaeocopida:[4]
- †Beyrichicopina
- †Binodicopina
- †Eridostracina
- Kirkbyocopina
- †Nodellocopina
- †Palaeocopina
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