Paijenborchella trigona Marianos and Valentine 1958 (ostracod)

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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