Paracypris perapiculata Alexander 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Candonidae

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

Belongs to Paracypris according to C. I. Alexander 1934

Sister taxa: Paracypris aculeata, Paracypris bertelsae, Paracypris eniotmetos, Paracypris franquesi, Paracypris gaetanii, Paracypris imaguncula, Paracypris jaguelensis, Paracypris jinyaensis, Paracypris jonesi, Paracypris krivipotokensis, Paracypris levis, Paracypris meridionalis, Paracypris oanaella, Paracypris polita, Paracypris redcarensis, Paracypris rosefieldensis, Paracypris scalaris, Paracypris semidisca, Paracypris tabulasaxensis, Paracypris vietnamensis

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: found only at Station 21, tributary of Tehuacana Creek

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