Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Alternative combinations: Afranticythereis schilleri, Anticythereis schilleri
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 Petalocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Carbonnel and Johnson 1989 and Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxon: Petalocythereis venusta
Type specimen: FCEN-LM 476, a carapace (Complete caparace)
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (9 collections)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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