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Paralimnocythere aucamahuevoensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Limnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Paralimnocythere aucamahuevoensis was named by Carignano and Cusminsky (2015). Its type specimen is MLP-MI 1880, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sección Auca Mahuevo (Muestra 5), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shallow subtidal sandstone/mudstone in the Allen Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paralimnocythere aucamahuevoensis Carignano and Cusminsky p. 28 figs. 3,5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyLimnocytheridaeKlie 1938
subfamilyLimnocytherinaeKlie 1938
genusParalimnocythereCarbonnel 1965
speciesaucamahuevoensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Paralimnocythere aucamahuevoensis Carignano and Cusminsky 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. P. Carignano and G. C. Cusminsky 2015A species of Paralimnocythere Carbonnel ornamented by a posterodorsal tubercle that points backwards and a slender, much extended, s-shaped alar expansion which ends in a small protuberance. Surface ornamentation with thin ribs forming a polygonal reticulum and running parallel at the ventral surface. The dorsal margin of the carapaces is strongly inclined backwards.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:59
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:04
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Paralimnocythere aucamahuevoensis (type locality: 232090)