Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae

Full reference: S. Crasquin. 2008. Ostracod paleontology, in Ostracods across the Permian-Triassic boundary in western Tethys: the Bulla parastratotype (southern Alps, Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 114(2):233-262

Belongs to Bairdia (Rectobairdia) according to S. Crasquin 2008

Sister taxa: Bairdia (Rectobairdia) garciai, Bairdia (Rectobairdia) powersi, Bairdia (Rectobairdia) sandulescui, Rectobairdia firmata, Rectobairdia symmetrica, Rectobairdia tantilla

Type specimen: P6M2304, a carapace. Its type locality is Bulla section BU5, Bulla Member, Ortisei, which is in a Changhsingian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal packstone/wackestone in the Bellerophon Formation of Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Average measurements (in mm): valve length 1.00