Veenia (Nigeria) punctata Bertels 1968 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Alternative combination: Veenia punctata

Full reference: A. Bertels. 1968. Micropaleontología y estratigrafía del límite Cretácico-Terciario en Huantraico (Provincia de Neuquén). Ameghiniana V(8):279-295

Belongs to Veenia (Nigeria) according to A. Bertels 1975

See also Bertels 1968

Sister taxa: Veenia (Nigeria) argentinensis, Veenia (Nigeria) inortata, Veenia (Nigeria) jaguelensis, Veenia (Nigeria) tumida

Type specimen: FCEN-LM 209. Its type locality is Huantraico (CP-11), which is in a Maastrichtian/Danian marine claystone in the Huantraico Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (5)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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