Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5BA73307-A879-4DA1-8753-63E052E0C64A
Derivation of name. Gr. amsara, phantasia an image of the imagination. With reference the very unusual appearance of this species, particularly in the development of its dorsal rib.
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 Orthrocosta according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Orthrocosta atopos, Orthrocosta decores
Type specimen: LM-FCEN 3513, a carapace. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 21, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (6 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.