Buntonia parasemitecta Carbonnel and Johnson 1989 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Full reference: G. Carbonnel and A. K. Johnson. 1989. Les ostracodes paleogènes du Togo: Taxonomie, biostratigraphie, apports dans l'organisation et l'évolution du bassin. Geobios 22:409-443

Belongs to Buntonia according to G. Carbonnel and A. K. Johnson 1989

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

Type specimen: FSL 136411, a carapace. Its type locality is W5 well, 76 m depth, which is in a Thanetian carbonate limestone in Togo.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at W5 well, 76 m depth

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