Ostracoda - Podocopida - Candonidae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:DA2BF932-1FB7-4B5C-87F6-86296117C8FE
Derivation of name. L. imaguncula, a copy. With reference to the general similarity of this species to the type of the genus, Paracypris polita Sars.
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 and Pérez Pincheira and di Pasquo 2021
Sister taxa: Paracypris aculeata, Paracypris bertelsae, Paracypris eniotmetos, Paracypris franquesi, Paracypris gaetanii, 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 3242, 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 (12 collections)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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