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†Cytherella turgidula Alexander 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

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

Belongs to Cytherella according to C. I. Alexander 1934

Sister taxa: Cytherella (Staringia), Cytherella araucana, Cytherella asperula, Cytherella australoamericana, Cytherella besrineensis, Cytherella bispinulatus, Cytherella bullata, Cytherella concentrica, Cytherella excavata, Cytherella gambiensis, Cytherella hannai, Cytherella hiwanneensis, Cytherella marlboroensis, Cytherella muensteri, Cytherella nuciformis, Cytherella ovata, Cytherella persensis, Cytherella protuberantis, Cytherella saraballentae, Cytherella sarakundaensis, Cytherella semicatillus, Cytherella submarginata, Cytherella sylverinica, Cytherella sylvesterbradleyi, Cytherella symmetrica, Cytherella symmetrica, Cytherella terminopunctata, Cytherella toarcensis, Cytherella tuberculifera, Cytherella tumidosa, Cytherella utilis, Cytherella vulgata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Station 3, ditch at road fork, which is in a Danian marginal marine claystone in the Kincaid Formation of Texas

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Station 3, ditch at road fork

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