Eocene ostracoda from the Browns Creek Clays at Browns Creek and Castle Cove, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract

Australian Middle(?) - Late Eocene Ostracoda from the richly fossliferous Browns Creek Clays in the sections at Browns Creek and Castle Cove, Victoria are described and illustrated. The large fauna of almost one hundred species and subspecies includes many new taxa, in particular a new family, three new genera and many new species. The new family is Nunanidae, type genus Nunana gen. nov.; type species N. australiae sp. nov. The other new genera are Bidgeecythere gen. nov.; type species B. barupa sp. nov., and Werribeeleberis gen. nov.; type species W. trispinosa sp. nov. The forty six other new species and subspecies are Cytherella pinnata sp. nov., Geelongella brevimargine sp. nov., Cytherelloidea hrycga sp. nov., Neonesidea austrotumida sp. nov., Argilloecia allungata sp. nov., A. mesa sp. nov., A. minys sp. nov., Maddocksella tarparriensis sp. nov., Loxocythere malzi sp. nov., Amphicytherura dinglei sp. nov., Saida daisa sp. nov., Paracytherois eocaenica sp. nov., Krithe postcircularis sp. nov., Foveoleberis minutissima (Chapman, 1926) sublaevis subsp. nov., Xestoleberis basiplana sp. nov., X. noccia sp. nov., Microcythere airella sp. nov., Munseyella pylfa sp. nov., M. adaluma sp. nov., M. warringa sp. nov., M. dunoona sp. nov., M. bungoona sp. nov., Hemicytherura fulva sp. nov., Kangarina wareelacogarra sp. nov., Semicytherura costulopunctata sp. nov.