Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C5E89FB5-2156-44F1-B6C5-F44DA4CB13C4
Derivation of name. Named in honour of Professor Dr Alberto Riccardi in recognition of his important work on South American Mesozoic palaeontology, especially ammonites, and for his very influential presidency of the IPU, his work with CONICET and other institutions.
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 Castillocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Castillocythereis multicastrum
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3458, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 3, which is in a Maastrichtian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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