Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Belongs to Kirkbya according to B. Kellett 1933
Sister taxa: Kirkbya atolla, Kirkbya bellula, Kirkbya bendensis, Kirkbya buekkensis, Kirkbya canyonformis, Kirkbya centrotumida, Kirkbya firma, Kirkbya fossilcliffi, Kirkbya knuepferi, Kirkbya lindahli, Kirkbya magniforma, Kirkbya mingenewensis, Kirkbya moorei, Kirkbya multicresta, Kirkbya pergrandis, Kirkbya permiana, Kirkbya punctata, Kirkbya rara, Kirkbya reflexa, Kirkbya sinensis, Kirkbya subnipponica, Kirkbya subquadriforma, Kirkbya unnoda, Kirkbya valida
Type specimen: Its type locality is Knight's locality #38, which is in a Desmoinesian offshore shale in the Henrietta Formation of Missouri
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Texas)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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