Cytherideis echolsae Malkin 1953 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Full reference: D. S. Malkin. 1953. Biostratigraphic study of Miocene Ostracoda of New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 27(6):761-799

Belongs to Cytherideis according to D. S. Malkin 1953

Sister taxa: Cushmanidea elongata, Cytherideis longula, Cytherideis subaequalis, Cytherideis semicircularis, Cytherideis rosefieldensis, Cytherideis byramensis, Cytherideis ulrichi, Cytherideis rugipustulosa, Cytherideis ashermani, Cytherideis vicksburgensis, Cytherideis agricola, Cytherideis cylindrica

Type specimen: Its type locality is VA-10, which is in a Miocene marginal marine sandstone in the Yorktown Formation of Maryland

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at VA-10

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