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Opikella

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Eurychilinidae

Taxonomy
Opikella was named by Thorslund (1940).

It was assigned to Eurychilinidae by Henningsmoen (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Opikella Thorslund
1953Opikella Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyEurychilinaceaUlrich and Bassler 1923
familyEurychilinidaeUlrich and Bassler 1923
genusOpikellaThorslund 1940

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. †Opikella Thorslund 1940
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†Opikella frequens Steusloff 1894
†Opikella umbilicata Kummerow 1924
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: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Porkuni or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) O. frequens, O. umbilicata (162233)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) O. frequens, O. umbilicata (190046) O. umbilicata (190051 190062)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo-Asker) O. umbilicata (190057)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) O. frequens (174122)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Norway (Oslo-Asker) O. frequens, O. umbilicata (190048)