Ostracoda - Podocopida - Candonidae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7D506417-38E6-4695-9985-6F6B4079270B
Derivation of name. In honour of the late Dr Alwine Bertels, in recognition of her important work on Ostracoda, especially those from the Maastrichtian and Danian of the Neuquen Basin.
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 Paracypris according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Paracypris aculeata, Paracypris eniotmetos, Paracypris franquesi, Paracypris gaetanii, Paracypris imaguncula, Paracypris jaguelensis, Paracypris jinyaensis, Paracypris jonesi, Paracypris krivipotokensis, Paracypris levis, Paracypris meridionalis, Paracypris oanaella, Paracypris perapiculata, Paracypris polita, Paracypris redcarensis, Paracypris rosefieldensis, Paracypris scalaris, Paracypris semidisca, Paracypris tabulasaxensis, Paracypris vietnamensis
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3239, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 31, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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