Buntonia rocanortensis Bertels 1973 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

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 Buntonia according to A. Bertels 1973

Sister taxa: Buntonia (Buntonia), Buntonia delta, Buntonia fortunata, Buntonia guttata, Buntonia issabaensis, Buntonia klologoensis, Buntonia livida, Buntonia ouinhiensis, Buntonia parasemitecta, Buntonia parva, Buntonia preklologoensis, Buntonia saginata, Buntonia seco, Buntonia semitecta, Buntonia shubutaensis, Buntonia tenuipunctata, Buntonia torosa

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 422, a carapace (Complete caparace)

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

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

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