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New genera and species of Ostracoda from the Maastrichtian and Danian of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
Author(s) -
Ceolin Daiane,
Whatley Robin,
Fauth Gerson,
Concheyro Andrea
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
papers in palaeontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.827
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2056-2802
DOI - 10.1002/spp2.1023
Subject(s) - biology , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , botany
A total of 113 species belonging to 54 genera are recovered from a study of the M aastrichtian and D anian deposits in the C erro A zul section of the N euquén B asin, west‐central A rgentina. Of these, 9 new genera, 38 new species and 28 species in open nomenclature are recorded. These form the basis of the present study and are listed below. Genera: P helocyprideis gen. nov., A leisocythereis gen. nov., A patoleberis gen. nov., M imicocythereis gen. nov., C astillocythereis gen. nov., H ysterocythereis gen. nov., O rthrocosta gen. nov., P etalocythereis gen. nov. and Sthenarocythereis gen. nov. Species: C ytherella saraballentae sp. nov., C ytherella semicatillus sp. nov., P aracypris bertelsae sp. nov., P aracypris imaguncula sp. nov., A rgilloecia abnormalis sp. nov., A rgilloecia concludus sp. nov., A rgilloecia hydrodynamicus sp. nov., B ythoceratina cheleutos sp. nov., P helocyprideis acardomesido sp. nov., E ucythere dinetos sp. nov., K rithe crepidus sp. nov., C ytheropteron hyperdictyon sp. nov., C ytheropteron bidentinos sp. nov., C ytheropteron translimitares sp. nov., A versovalva glochinos sp. nov., E ucytherura stibaros sp. nov., H emingwayella verrucosus sp. nov., H einia prostratopleuricos sp. nov., L oxoconcha (s.l.) posterocosta sp. nov., K eijia circulodictyon sp. nov., K eijia kratistos sp. nov., P aramunseyella epaphroditus sp. nov., M unseyella costaevermiculatus sp. nov., A meghinocythere archaios sp. nov., A leisocythereis polikothonus sp. nov., C astillocythereis multicastrum sp. nov., C astillocythereis albertoriccardii sp. nov., C ythereis stratios sp. nov., C ythereis clibanarius sp. nov., C ythereis trajectiones sp. nov., H enryhowella ( W ichmannella) praealtus sp. nov., H ysterocythereis paredros sp. nov., H ysterocythereis coinotes sp. nov., H ysterocythereis diversotuberculatus sp. nov., O rthrocosta decores sp. nov., O rthrocosta atopos sp. nov., O rthrocosta phantasia sp. nov. and S thenarocythereis erymnos sp. nov. The nature of the fauna and aspects of its evolution are discussed.