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Orthobairdia meishanensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae

Taxonomy
Orthobairdia meishanensis was named by Chen (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 91684 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Ostracod Sample 30, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. lilinensis, O. xingyangensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Orthobairdia meishanensis Chen p. 43 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-6; pl 21, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdioidea(Sars 1888)
familyBairdiidaeSars 1888
genusOrthobairdiaSohn 1960
speciesmeishanensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
carapace height40.3610.3100.4000.3700.039

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) Orthobairdia meishanensis (121207 121228 121229 121230 121291 121293)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Orthobairdia meishanensis (117576 117579 117580 117590 117597 type locality: 117601 117625 117655 117664 117666 117670)