†Cophinia alleniensis Ballent 1980 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Full reference: S. C. Ballent. 1980. Ostrácodos de ambiente salobre de la Formación Allen (Cretácico Superior) en la provincia de Río Negro (República Argentina). Ameghiniana XVII(1):67-82
Belongs to Cophinia according to A. P. Carignano 2012
See also Ballent 1980 and Carignano and Ballent 2009
Sister taxa: Cophinia incisa, Cophinia pulvinata
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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