Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Full reference: H. V. Howe. 1934. The Ostracode Genus Cytherelloidea in the Gulf Coast Tertiary. Journal of Paleontology 8(1):29-34
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 jessupensis, Cytherelloidea patagonica, Cytherelloidea pulchella, Cytherelloidea spirocostata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama, which is in a Paleocene marginal marine horizon in the Nanafalia Formation of Alabama
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: Alabama, Louisiana, Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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