Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9164D046-2157-4007-99D5-DDD374225804
Derivation of name. L. abnormalis. With reference to the fact that this is the only species of the genus in which the smaller LV does not overreach the RV anteriorly.
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 Argilloecia according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Argilloecia concludus, Argilloecia faba, Argilloecia hiwanneensis, Argilloecia hydrodynamicus, Argilloecia subcylindrica
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3247, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 21, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (14 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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