Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Alternative combinations: Afranticythereis attenuata, Anticythereis attenuata
Full reference: A. Bertels. 1975. Upper Cretaceous (middle Maastrichtian) ostracodes of Argentina. Micropaleontology 21(1):97-130
Belongs to Hysterocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Bertels 1975 and Carbonnel and Johnson 1989
Sister taxa: Hysterocythereis acuminata, Hysterocythereis coinotes, Hysterocythereis diversotuberculatus, Hysterocythereis inconnexa, Hysterocythereis paredros
Type specimen: FCEN-LM 842, a carapace (Female carapace)
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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