Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae
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Derivation of name. L. semi, half; plus catillus, a small plate. With reference to the shape of the anterior one-third of the left valve
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 Cytherella according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Cytherella (Staringia), Cytherella araucana, Cytherella asperula, Cytherella australoamericana, Cytherella besrineensis, Cytherella bispinulatus, Cytherella bullata, Cytherella concentrica, Cytherella excavata, Cytherella gambiensis, Cytherella hannai, Cytherella hiwanneensis, Cytherella marlboroensis, Cytherella muensteri, Cytherella nuciformis, Cytherella ovata, Cytherella persensis, Cytherella protuberantis, Cytherella saraballentae, Cytherella sarakundaensis, Cytherella submarginata, Cytherella sylverinica, Cytherella sylvesterbradleyi, Cytherella symmetrica, Cytherella symmetrica, Cytherella terminopunctata, Cytherella toarcensis, Cytherella tuberculifera, Cytherella tumidosa, Cytherella turgidula, Cytherella utilis, Cytherella vulgata
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3235, 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-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (6 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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