Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Alternative combination: Bairdia texana
Synonyms: Bairdia florenaensis Upson 1933, Bairdia nevensis Kellett 1934, Orthobairdia florenaensis Upson 1933, Orthobairdia nevensis Kellett 1934
Belongs to Orthobairdia according to I. G. Sohn 1960
See also Costanzo and Kaesler 1987 and Kellett 1934
Sister taxa: Orthobairdia capuliformis, Orthobairdia cestriensis, Orthobairdia exilimarginata, Orthobairdia guadalupiana, Orthobairdia insolens, Orthobairdia jeanlouisi, Orthobairdia lemairei, Orthobairdia meishanensis, Orthobairdia ponderosa, Orthobairdia vanganensis
Type specimens:
- Orthobairdia texana: Its type locality is Cisco Ostracoda, N TX, which is in a Pennsylvanian offshore shale in the Cisco Formation of Texas
- Orthobairdia florenaensis:
- Orthobairdia nevensis: USNM 89485. Its type locality is Cottonwood River Bridge, shale above buff fusulinid limestone, Elmdale, which is in an Asselian shallow subtidal shale in the Neva Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (9: Kansas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (10: Kansas, Texas)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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