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Kirkbyella (Berdanella)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae

Taxonomy
Kirkbyella (Berdanella) was named by Sohn (1961). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Kirkbyella by Sohn (1961), Tilman (1984), Hoare and Mapes (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Kirkbyella (Berdanella) Sohn
1984Kirkbyella (Berdanella) Tilman p. 248
2000Kirkbyella (Berdanella) Hoare and Mapes p. 4

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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
superfamilyKirkbyelloideaSohn 1961
familyKirkbyellidaeSohn 1961
genusKirkbyellaCoryell and Booth 1933
subgenusBerdanellaSohn 1961

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.

Subg. †Kirkbyella (Berdanella) Sohn 1961
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†Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis Coryell and Malkin 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height10.380

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 Pridoli to the top of the Sakmarian or 423.00000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) Kirkbyella obliqua (26826)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Kirkbyella stewartae (228292 228293 228294)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Kirkbyella stewartae, Kirkbyella unicornis (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Kirkbyella unicornis (94047 94048)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Kirkbyella stewartae, Kirkbyella unicornis (38475 38476)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) Kirkbyella n. sp. aff. Kirkbyella annensis, Kirkbyella n. sp. aff. Kirkbyella reticulata (225970)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Arkansas) Kirkbyella quadrata (76118 76148)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Zhejiang) Kirkbyella sp. (120910)