NMITA: Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America 

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Argilloecia vespa Bold, 1988

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SEM Photograph: (Bold, 1988, pl. 1, fig. 4) Scale is 0.09 mm. Specimen HVH 10483 (NMB Locality 16020: Río Gurabo, Basal Mao Formation). Left view of carapace. Height: 0.18 mm; width: 0.16 mm; length: 0.39 mm.

Morphologic Description: A species with a hook-like caudal process, especially well-developed in the right valve.

Holotype: HVH 10483 (Locality: NMB 16020, Río Gurabo Section, Basal Mao Formation).

Distribution:

• Pliocene: Jamaica, Hispañiola.