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Mirabairdia sublangshanensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae

Taxonomy
Mirabairdia sublangshanensis was named by Chen (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 91711 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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Mirabairdia sublangshanensis Chen p. 45 figs. Pl 6, figs 12-19; pl 18, fig 5

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

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 height20.4080.3800.4370.4080.040
valve height20.4790.4200.5470.4840.090

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Mirabairdia sublangshanensis (117576 117579 117596 type locality: 117601 117671)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) Mirabairdia sublangshanensis (121288 121292 121293)