Bythocythere punctatula Bertels 1973 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae

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 Bythocythere according to A. Bertels 1973

Sister taxa: Bythocythere costata, Bythocythere incurvata, Bythocythere rocana, Bythocythere triebeli

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 507 , a carapace (Complete caparace)

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at General Roca (lower Danian) (Paleocene of Argentina)

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