Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. Chambers. 1935. Louisiana Jackson Eocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 5
Belongs to Paracytheridea according to H. V. Howe and J. Chambers 1935
Sister taxa: Paracytheridea byramensis, Paracytheridea cronini, Paracytheridea intensosulcata, Paracytheridea mucra, Paracytheridea rionegrina, Paracytheridea shattucki, Paracytheridea similis, Paracytheridea toleri, Paracytheridea vandenboldi, Paracytheridea woodwardsensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Belhaven College, Jackson, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Mississippi
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (3: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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