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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Danville Landing on the Ouachita River, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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