Brachycythere nanafaliana Howe and Garrett 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. B. Garrett. 1934. Louisiana Sabine Eocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 4

Belongs to Brachycythere according to H. V. Howe and J. B. Garrett 1934

Sister taxa: Brachycythere (Brachycythere), Brachycythere foraminosa, Brachycythere formosa, Brachycythere interrasilis, Brachycythere jessupensis, Brachycythere plena, Brachycythere russelli, Brachycythere smithsoniana, Brachycythere watervalleyensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fort Jessup, which is in a Paleocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Fort Jessup

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