The occurrence of a new species of Gomphocythere (Ostracoda, Limnocytheridae) in the Holocene of SE Turkey: the northernmost record for the genus

Ian Boomer; Benjamin Gearey

doi:10.1144/0262-821X09-011

The occurrence of a new species of Gomphocythere (Ostracoda, Limnocytheridae) in the Holocene of SE Turkey: the northernmost record for the genus

Ian Boomer, Benjamin Gearey

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A new species of the genus Gomphocythere (Sars, 1924) from SE Turkey extends the known Holocene biogeographical range of this taxon northwards by 500 km although only sub-fossil remains have been discovered so far. The species has been recorded previously in open nomenclature, from a middle Pleistocene site in northern Israel but the genus Gomphocythere is particularly abundant and diverse in the large lakes of South and East Africa (e.g. Lakes Malawi, Tanganyika and Victoria). The closest relative of the new species, based on external carapace characteristics, is known to be alive today along one of the sources of the River Jordan, central Israel. This suggests the presence of a geographically distinct 'northern group' of Gomphocythere separated from the majority of known occurrences in eastern and southern Africa. J. Micropalaeontol. 29(2): 115-118, December 2010.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-118
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Micropalaeontology
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/0262-821X09-011
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2010

Keywords

Gomphocythere
Limnocytheridae
Turkey
biogeography
Ostracod

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The occurrence of a new species of Gomphocythere (Ostracoda, Limnocytheridae) in the Holocene of SE Turkey: the northernmost record for the genus

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