†Petalocythereis venusta Bertels 1975 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Alternative combinations: Afranticythereis venusta, Anticythereis venusta
Full reference: A. Bertels. 1975. Upper Cretaceous (middle Maastrichtian) ostracodes of Argentina. Micropaleontology 21(1):97-130
Belongs to Petalocythereis according to D. Ceolin et al. 2015
See also Bertels 1975, Carbonnel and Johnson 1989 and Ceolin et al. 2024
Sister taxon: Petalocythereis schilleri
Type specimen: FCEN-LM 608, a carapace (Female carapace)
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (6)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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