Hysterocythereis inconnexa Bertels 1973 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Alternative combinations: Afranticythereis inconnexa, Anticythereis inconnexa

Full reference: A. Bertels. 1973. Ostracodes of the type locality of the Lower Tertiary (lower Danian) Rocanian Stage and Roca Formation of Argentina. Micropaleontology 19(3):308-340

Belongs to Hysterocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015

See also Bertels 1973, Carbonnel and Johnson 1989 and Ceolin et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Hysterocythereis acuminata, Hysterocythereis attenuata, Hysterocythereis coinotes, Hysterocythereis diversotuberculatus, Hysterocythereis paredros

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 469, a carapace (Complete caparace)

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at NCW (Northern Cuchilla West) 1 (Cretaceous to Paleocene of Argentina)

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