Monoceratina rossae Alexander 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae

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

Belongs to Monoceratina according to C. I. Alexander 1934

Sister taxa: Monoceratina alexanderi, Monoceratina ampla, Monoceratina ardmorensis, Monoceratina buekkensis, Monoceratina casei, Monoceratina compta, Monoceratina gheorgianae, Monoceratina granulosa, Monoceratina gruendeli, Monoceratina hussonae, Monoceratina lewisi, Monoceratina praevulsaformis, Monoceratina renardi, Monoceratina sevii, Monoceratina speciosa, Monoceratina ventralis, Monoceratina wallacei, Monoceratina youngi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Station 19, Foggyhead Creek, Navarro Co., TX, which is in a Selandian marginal marine claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Station 19, Foggyhead Creek, Navarro Co., TX

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