First record of Nipponocythere Ishizaki, 1971 and Swainocythere Ishizaki, 1981 (Ostracoda) in the Late Quaternary in the Mediterranean Basin

The presence of Nipponocythere Ishizaki, 1971 and Swainocythere Ishizaki, 1981 is reported for the first time in Late Quaternary sediments of the Mediterranean Basin (Isle of Ischia, Campania, Southern Italy). Swainocythere, previously reported from Recent sediments of the Tunisian shelf, was previously unknown in the fossil record while Nipponocythere has never been previously cited from the Mediterranean Bain. The study of the benthic foraminifers and ostracods assemblages associated to the cited genera allowed to define a paleobathymetry of 70-100 m. The new subspecies Nipponocythere drapalensis Bonaduce, Abate & Barra pithekoussaii is described and illustrated.