Cythereis yazooensis Howe and Chambers 1935 (ostracod)

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 deusseni, 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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Keyser Hill, which is in an Oligocene marginal marine horizon in Alabama

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama collections)

• Eocene of United States (7: Louisiana, Mississippi)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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