Table 2.

Paleobiogragraphical distribution of the documented ostracod taxa in and outside Egypt.

Species	Mali	Niger	Senegal	Nigeria	Algeria	Tunisia	Moroco	Libya	Jordan	Iraq	Qatar	Present study
Cytherella dorsodepressa												*
Cytherella piacabucuensis farafraensis						*						*
Cytherelloidea attiyaensis												*
Bairdia aegyptiaca						*						*
Bairdia ilaroensis	*	*	*	*	*			*		*		*
Bairdia aff. septentrionalis												*
Pontocyprella recurva					*	*	*	*		*		*
Argilloecia kussi												*
Cytheropteron toshkaensis												*
Krithe echolsae					*	*				*		*
Parakrithe crolifa				*		*				*	*	*
Acanthocythereis denticulata					*	*						*
Doricythereis jordanica jordanica									*			*
Ordoniya ordoniya						*	*		*			*
Ordoniya bulaqensis				*		*						*
Ordoniya maanensis									*			*
Phalcocythere horraensis												*
Reticulina proteros			*		*	*			*			*
Dahomeya alata anteroglabrata				*								*
Protobuntonia nakkadii					*	*		*	*			*
Xestoleberis kenawyi												*
Xestoleberis tunisiensis				*	*	*						*