Keijia huantraicoensis Bertels 1969 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pectocytheridae

Alternative combination: Munseyella huantraicoensis

Full reference: A. Bertels. 1969. Micropaleontología y estratigrafía del límite Cretácico-Terciario en Huantraico (provincia de Neuquén). Ameghiniana VI(4):253-290

Belongs to Keijia according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

See also Bertels 1969 and Ceolin et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Keijia circulodictyon, Keijia flexuosa, Keijia kratistos

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 238, a carapace

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Argentina (9 collections)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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