Leguminocythereis scarabaeus Howe and Law 1936 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae

Full reference: H. V. Howe and J. Law. 1936. Louisiana Vicksburg Oligocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 7

Belongs to Leguminocythereis according to H. V. Howe and J. Law 1936

Sister taxa: Leguminocythereis cookei, Leguminocythereis exigua, Leguminocythereis isobopaensis, Leguminocythereis lokossaensis, Leguminocythereis senegalensis, Leguminocythereis verrucosus, Leguminocythereis whitei

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at NC Highway Department borrow pit (Oligocene of North Carolina)

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