Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pectocytheridae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9F542D0D-1133-458C-A1BC-3D26D071A286
Derivation of name. L. costae; plus vermiculatus, worm. With reference to the many ribs on the surface of the species, many of which are notably worm-like.
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 Munseyella according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Munseyella israelskyi, Munseyella laurea, Munseyella minima, Munseyella pseudobrevis
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3432, 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:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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