Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:816E61A0-D3E5-4D4E-86DD-8581D0B7D286
Derivation of name. L. multi, many; plus castrum, castles. With reference to the many (often circular) multitubercular castle-like pore conuli on the surface of this species.
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 Castillocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Castillocythereis albertoriccardii
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3454, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 16, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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