Cytherelloidea jessupensis Howe and Garrett 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. B. Garrett. 1934. Louisiana Sabine Eocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 4

Belongs to Cytherelloidea according to H. V. Howe and J. B. Garrett 1934

Sister taxa: Cytherelloidea buisensis, Cytherelloidea circumscripta, Cytherelloidea denticulata, Cytherelloidea drexlerae, Cytherelloidea ghabounensis, Cytherelloidea nanafaliensis, Cytherelloidea patagonica, Cytherelloidea pulchella, Cytherelloidea spirocostata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fort Jessup, which is in a Paleocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Fort Jessup

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