Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. Chambers. 1935. Louisiana Jackson Eocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 5
Belongs to Cythereis according to H. V. Howe and J. Chambers 1935
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 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 sculptilis, Cythereis spiniferrima, Cythereis stratios, Cythereis thomsoni, Cythereis trajectiones, Cythereis vicksburgensis, Cythereis washburni, Cythereis weaveri, Cythereis woodwardsensis, Cythereis yazooensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gibson landing on the Ouachita River, Caldwell Parish, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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