Limnocythere jujunensis D'Ambrosio et al. 2020 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Limnocytheridae

Paratype IANIGLA-PI 3180

Full reference: D. S. D'Ambrosio , L. D. Rojo, and S. L. Fontana. 2020. Quaternary non-marine ostracods of Runtuyoc lake, northern Argentina: New taxonomic descriptions and the implication for Holocene paleoenvironment. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 1-11

Belongs to Limnocythere according to D. S. D'Ambrosio et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Limnocythere nemegtensis, Limnocythere triassica

Type specimen: IANIGLA-PI 3179, a valve. Its type locality is Laguna Runtuyoc (IANIGLA-PI), which is in a Holocene lacustrine horizon in Argentina.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Laguna Runtuyoc (IANIGLA-PI)

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