Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni

A New Pontîan Genus and Subgenus Discovery of Candonidae (Ostracoda) from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey

Abstract: In this paper, one new genus {Anatolia) and subgenus (Trabzonella) of Candonidae family are suggested andrepresented from the Araklı section (Trabzon). Both genus and subgenus and their species {Anatolia pontica,Trabzonella turcica) have been found in the thin unconsolidated sandstone horizon which has yellow and abunduntshelly fragments with rich and abundance ostracoda as^Bations. They are Pontian aged and characteristics ofoligohaline environment.