†Veenia (Nigeria) argentinensis Bertels 1975 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Full reference: A. Bertels. 1975. Upper Cretaceous (middle Maastrichtian) ostracodes of Argentina. Micropaleontology 21(1):97-130
Belongs to Veenia (Nigeria) according to A. Bertels 1975
Sister taxa: Veenia (Nigeria) inortata, Veenia (Nigeria) jaguelensis, Veenia (Nigeria) punctata, Veenia (Nigeria) tumida
Type specimen: FCEN-LM 799, a carapace (Female carapace)
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at NCW (Northern Cuchilla West) 2 (Cretaceous to Paleocene of Argentina)
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