Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. Chambers. 1935. Louisiana Jackson Eocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 5
Belongs to Monoceratina according to H. V. Howe and J. Chambers 1935
Sister taxa: Monoceratina ampla, Monoceratina ardmorensis, Monoceratina buekkensis, Monoceratina casei, Monoceratina compta, Monoceratina gheorgianae, Monoceratina granulosa, Monoceratina gruendeli, Monoceratina hussonae, Monoceratina lewisi, Monoceratina praevulsaformis, Monoceratina renardi, Monoceratina rossae, Monoceratina sevii, Monoceratina speciosa, Monoceratina ventralis, Monoceratina wallacei, Monoceratina youngi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grand View bluff on the Ouachita River, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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