Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae
Parent taxon: Kirkbyelloidea according to A. Liebau 2005
See also Crasquin-Soleau 1997 and Tilman 1984
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Kirkbyella Psilokirkbyella
Type: Kirkbyella
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), China (1), Greece (1)
• Carboniferous of United States (12: Arkansas, California, Indiana, Tennessee)
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (1), Morocco (2), the Russian Federation (2), United States (18: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Virginia)
• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Silurian of Canada (3: Québec), China (2), United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 46 collections including 68 occurrences