Pleistocene freshwater Ostracoda from Yukon, Canada

Pleistocene deposits along the Porcupine River, south of the Old Crow basin in the Yukon Territory have yielded 30 species of freshwater Ostracoda. Two of these, Eucypris foveata and Limnocythere liporeticulata, are new. Certain species within the faunal assemblages are restricted holarctic.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Delorme, L. D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1968
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Yukon
Canada
Old Crow
Porcupine River
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z68-123
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z68-123
Description
Summary:Pleistocene deposits along the Porcupine River, south of the Old Crow basin in the Yukon Territory have yielded 30 species of freshwater Ostracoda. Two of these, Eucypris foveata and Limnocythere liporeticulata, are new. Certain species within the faunal assemblages are restricted holarctic.

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