†Bensonocythere gouldensis Hazel 1983 (ostracod)
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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 Bensonocythere according to J. E. Hazel 1983
Sister taxa: Bensonocythere blackwelderi, Bensonocythere bradyi, Bensonocythere ricespitensis, Bensonocythere rugosa
Type specimen: USNM 167385
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)
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