Muellerina wardi Hazel 1983 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Full reference: J. E. Hazel. 1983. Age and correlation of the Yorktown (Pliocene) and Croatan (Pliocene and Pleistocene) formations at the Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:81-199

Belongs to Muellerina according to J. E. Hazel 1983

Sister taxa: Muellerina bassiounii, Muellerina blowi, Muellerina ohmerti

Type specimen: USNM 167409

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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