Cytheromorpha scrobiculata Alexander 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Loxoconchidae

Full reference: C. I. Alexander. 1934. Ostracoda of the Midway (Eocene) of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 8(2):206-237

Belongs to Cytheromorpha according to C. I. Alexander 1934

Sister taxa: Cytheromorpha acupunctata, Cytheromorpha incisa, Cytheromorpha macroincisa, Cytheromorpha ouachitaensis, Cytheromorpha rosefieldensis, Cytheromorpha suffolkensis, Cytheromorpha vicksburgensis, Cytheromorpha warneri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Station 7, right bank of Colorado River, which is in a Danian marginal marine claystone in the Kincaid Formation of Texas

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Station 7, right bank of Colorado River

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