Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
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Derivation of name. L. castillo, a fort or castle. With reference to the castle-like tubercle complexes, a number of which occur as part of the reticulum of this 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
Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Acanthocythereis, Aleisocythereis, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia
Subtaxa: Castillocythereis albertoriccardii Castillocythereis multicastrum
Type: Castillocythereis multicastrum
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (5 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (5)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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