Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:980F6906-2D3E-4BDF-85D6-DFD7214ED2F9

Derivation of name. L. trajectiones, a crossing over, part way of passage of something, trajectory. With reference to the fact that this species crosses the CretaceousTertiary boundary.

Full reference: D. Ceolin, R. Whatley, G. Fauth and A. Concheyro. 2015. New genera and species of Ostracoda from the Maastrichtian and Danian of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Papers in Palaeontology 1(4): 425-495

Belongs to Cythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

See also Ceolin et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Cythere (Cythereis) biplicata, Cythereis (Pterygocythereis), Cythereis alabamensis, Cythereis alaris, Cythereis bassleri, Cythereis bathurstensis, Cythereis blanpiedi, Cythereis broussardi, Cythereis cancellosa, Cythereis catahoulana, Cythereis chawneri, Cythereis clibanarius, Cythereis cornuta, Cythereis crassinodosa, Cythereis dacyi, Cythereis deusseni, Cythereis elongorugata, Cythereis excellens, Cythereis florienensis, Cythereis gambiensis, Cythereis gibsonensis, Cythereis grigsbyi, Cythereis harrisi, Cythereis hilgardi, Cythereis hysonensis, Cythereis incerta, Cythereis indocilis, Cythereis jacksonensis, Cythereis kempi, Cythereis mcguirti, Cythereis midwayensis, Cythereis montgomeryensis, Cythereis prestwichiana, Cythereis quadrataspinata, Cythereis rionegrensis, Cythereis rosefieldensis, Cythereis russelli, Cythereis sabinensis, Cythereis sarakundaensis, Cythereis sculptilis, Cythereis spiniferrima, Cythereis stratios, Cythereis thomsoni, Cythereis vicksburgensis, Cythereis washburni, Cythereis weaveri, Cythereis woodwardsensis, Cythereis yazooensis

Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3470, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 17, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

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