Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pectocytheridae

LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BBD27618-B120-4104-9D91-804394D45E7C

Derivation of name. Gr. aqa archaios, from the beginning. With reference to the fact that this seems to be the oldest species of the genus.

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 Ameghinocythere according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3436, 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: found only at Cerro Azul CA 21

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