Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Full reference: A. Bertels. 1973. Ostracodes of the type locality of the Lower Tertiary (lower Danian) Rocanian Stage and Roca Formation of Argentina. Micropaleontology 19(3):308-340
Belongs to Cytherelloidea according to A. Bertels 1973
Sister taxa: Cytherelloidea buisensis, Cytherelloidea circumscripta, Cytherelloidea denticulata, Cytherelloidea drexlerae, Cytherelloidea ghabounensis, Cytherelloidea jessupensis, Cytherelloidea nanafaliensis, Cytherelloidea patagonica, Cytherelloidea pulchella
Type specimen: FCEN-LM 397, a carapace
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (4 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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