Cythereis sculptilis Alexander 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

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

Belongs to Cythereis according to C. I. Alexander 1934

Sister taxa: Cythere (Cythereis) biplicata, Cythereis (Pterygocythereis), Cythereis alabamensis, Cythereis alaris, Cythereis bassleri, Cythereis bathurstensis, Cythereis blanpiedi, Cythereis broussardi, Cythereis cancellosa, Cythereis catahoulana, Cythereis chawneri, Cythereis clibanarius, Cythereis cornuta, Cythereis crassinodosa, Cythereis dacyi, Cythereis deusseni, Cythereis elongorugata, Cythereis excellens, Cythereis florienensis, Cythereis gambiensis, Cythereis gibsonensis, Cythereis grigsbyi, Cythereis harrisi, Cythereis hilgardi, Cythereis hysonensis, Cythereis incerta, Cythereis indocilis, Cythereis jacksonensis, Cythereis kempi, Cythereis mcguirti, Cythereis midwayensis, Cythereis montgomeryensis, Cythereis prestwichiana, Cythereis quadrataspinata, Cythereis rionegrensis, Cythereis rosefieldensis, Cythereis russelli, Cythereis sabinensis, Cythereis sarakundaensis, Cythereis spiniferrima, Cythereis stratios, Cythereis thomsoni, Cythereis trajectiones, Cythereis vicksburgensis, Cythereis washburni, Cythereis weaveri, Cythereis woodwardsensis, Cythereis yazooensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Station 21, tributary of Tehuacana Creek, which is in a Danian/Selandian marginal marine claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Trinidad and Tobago (2), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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