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Opikium

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae

Taxonomy
Opikium was named by Agnew (1942). Its type is Biflabellum tenerum.

It was assigned to Piretellinae by Henningsmoen (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Opikium Agnew
1953Opikium Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyHollinaceaSwartz 1936
familyTetradellidaeSwartz 1936
subfamilyPiretellinaeOpik 1937
genusOpikiumAgnew 1942

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Opikium Agnew 1942
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Opikium porkuniensis Henningsmoen 1953
Opikium tenerum Opik 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) O. porkuniensis (162233)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) O. porkuniensis (190046)