Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
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Derivation of name. Gr. apaskebeq apatoleberis, from apasek deceptive, illusory; plus kebeq, sloughed skin. With reference to the fact that one could be deceived into considering this genus to be Trachyleberis Brady.
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
Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Afranticythereis, Aleisocythereis, Antibythocypris, Asperrissimocythere, Asymmetricythere, Basslerites, Benina, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Jubatocythere, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Paraplatycosta, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia
Subtaxa: Apatoleberis noviprinceps
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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