Eucytherura stibaros Ceolin et al. 2015 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

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Derivation of name. Gr. dtibaqo strong. With reference to the strongly ornate carapace of this species.

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 Eucytherura according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

See also Ceolin et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Eucytherura lacerata, Eucytherura murdercreekensis, Eucytherura norica, Movschovitschia interrupta

Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3302, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 5, which is in a Maastrichtian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Argentina (5 collections)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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