Cytherelloidea montgomeryensis 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 murdercreekensis, Cytherelloidea ouachitensis, Cytherelloidea rosefieldensis, Cytherelloidea smithvillensis, Cytherelloidea tombigbeensis, Cytherelloidea veatchiana, Cytherelloidea vicksburgensis, Gotlandellidae, Lichviniidae, Spinososioellidae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Montgomery, Louisiana, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama collections)

• Eocene of Pakistan (2), United States (5: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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