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 Loxoconcha according to C. I. Alexander 1934
Sister taxa: Loxoconcha bairdi, Loxoconcha blanckenhorni, Loxoconcha buntoni, Loxoconcha corrugata, Loxoconcha creolensis, Loxoconcha fischeri, Loxoconcha jacksonensis, Loxoconcha mariafarinhensis, Loxoconcha mornhinvegi, Loxoconcha nuda, Loxoconcha posterocosta, Loxoconcha prava, Loxoconcha pseudopunctatella, Loxoconcha reticularis, Loxoconcha saharaensis, Loxoconcha similis, Loxoconcha stellifera, Loxoconcha subrhomboidea, Loxoconcha uranouchiensis, Loxoconcha vernonensis, Loxoconcha woodwardsensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Station 21, tributary of Tehuacana Creek, which is in a Danian/Selandian marginal marine claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Missouri, Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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