Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CB7F2234-6BBC-4979-96D4-1CF18DD4AC42
Derivation of name. Gr. eqlm erymnos, strong, fortified. With reference to the very strong ornament of reticulum and conjunctive spines and tubercles.
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 Sthenarocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxon: Sthenarocythereis arcana
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3530, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 3, which is in a Maastrichtian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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