†Cypris florissantensis Cockerell 1910 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cyprididae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1910. Fossil insects and a crustacean from Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 28:275-288
Belongs to Cypris according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1910
Sister taxa: Cypris dashzevegi, Cypris pubera
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant (AMNH Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Florissant (AMNH Collection)
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