Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
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Derivation of name. L. bi, two, dentino, of teeth. With reference to the tooth-like apex of the alar process.
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 Cytheropteron according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron), Cytheropteron (Eocytheropteron), Cytheropteron alafastigatum, Cytheropteron alatum, Cytheropteron danvillensis, Cytheropteron galericulum, Cytheropteron hyperdictyon, Cytheropteron inops, Cytheropteron latissima, Cytheropteron montgomeryensis, Cytheropteron nodosum, Cytheropteron planalatum, Cytheropteron reticuloradiata, Cytheropteron rocanum, Cytheropteron schornikovi, Cytheropteron translimitares
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3286, 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 (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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