Hermanites huantraicoensis Bertels 1969 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Full reference: A. Bertels. 1969. Micropaleontología y estratigrafía del límite Cretácico-Terciario en Huantraico (provincia de Neuquén). Ameghiniana VI(4):253-290

Belongs to Hermanites according to A. Bertels 1969

Sister taxa: Hermanites ascitus, Hermanites batequensis, Hermanites regulosa

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 285, a carapace (Complete caparace)

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Huantraico (CP-6) (Paleocene of Argentina)

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