†Paijenborchella trigona Marianos and Valentine 1958 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae
Full reference: A. W. Marianos and J. W. Valentine. 1958. Eocene ostracode fauna from Marysville Buttes, California. Micropaleontology 4(4):363-372
Belongs to Paijenborchella according to A. W. Marianos and J. W. Valentine 1958
Sister taxon: Paijenborchella mezquitalensis
Type specimen: CAS 10492. Its type locality is Fig Tree Gulch, Marysville Buttes, which is in an Eocene/Eocene marine claystone in the Capay Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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