Cytherelloidea tombigbeensis Howe 1934 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Platycopida

Full reference: H. V. Howe. 1934. The Ostracode Genus Cytherelloidea in the Gulf Coast Tertiary. Journal of Paleontology 8(1):29-34

Belongs to Cytherelloidea according to H. V. Howe 1934

Sister taxa: Cytherellidae, Cytherelloidea alabamensis, Cytherelloidea bastropensis, Cytherelloidea btaterensis, Cytherelloidea byramensis, Cytherelloidea castleberryensis, Cytherelloidea chawneri, Cytherelloidea danvillensis, Cytherelloidea hiwanneensis, Cytherelloidea leonensis, Cytherelloidea montgomeryensis, Cytherelloidea murdercreekensis, Cytherelloidea ouachitensis, Cytherelloidea rosefieldensis, Cytherelloidea smithvillensis, Cytherelloidea veatchiana, Cytherelloidea vicksburgensis, Gotlandellidae, Lichviniidae, Spinososioellidae

Subtaxa: Cytherelloidea tombigbeensis delicata

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Type specimen: Its type locality is Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama, which is in a Paleocene marginal marine horizon in the Nanafalia Formation of Alabama

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: Alabama collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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