Data from: Quarternary deep-sea Ostracode taxonomy of ocean drilling program site 980, Easterm North Atlantic Ocean

Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Holes 980 B and C, Feni Drift at the eastern slope of the Rockall Plateau, eastern North Atlantic, were examined for late Quaternary deep-sea ostracode taxonomy. Nineteen genera and 32 species were examined and (re-)illustrated with high-resolution scanning electron microscopy images. One new species Cytheropteron paramassoni n. sp. is described; and one new name Eucytherura zehali is proposed for Eucytherura hazeli Yasuhara et al., 2009. This study provides an updated taxonomic information of deep-sea ostracode genera and species from the eastern North Atlantic, that is an important baseline for application of deep-sea ostracodes to paleoceanographical reconstructions and paleoecological studies in this region.