Collection of ostracod type specimens by Professor Ana Sokač

Abstract

Here, we present the collection of ostracod type specimens described by Prof. Ana Sokač, housed at the Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb (CNHM). Among of the 33 previously described new taxa, 30 are preserved and currently accessible, including 29 species and one subspecies. All the samples were collected from Miocene and Pleistocene deposits in Croatia and hold significant biostratigraphical importance.

The paper lists the 29 new species and one new subspecies which types are stored in the CNHM. For each species, we provide data including the original citation, type locality, age, specimen status, museum inventory number, and original holotype number, as well as taxonomic updates, new combinations, and new biostratigraphic data.