Actinocythereis rex 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 Actinocythereis according to A. Bertels 1973

See also Ceolin et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Actinocythereis biposterospinata, Actinocythereis captionis, Actinocythereis exanthemata, Actinocythereis howei, Actinocythereis imbeensis, Actinocythereis indigena, Actinocythereis microagrenon, Actinocythereis orientalis, Actinocythereis tuberculata

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 441, a valve (Female left valve)

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Argentina (6 collections)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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