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Mirabairdia canadia

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae

Taxonomy
Mirabairdia canadia was named by Forel (2022). Its type specimen is MHNG-GEPI-2021-7114, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OST6, Lime Peak, which is in a Sevatian perireef or subreef limestone in the Aksala Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. longispinosa, M. longispinosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Mirabairdia canadia Forel p. 342 figs. Pl 4V-AA, Pl 7J,K

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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
speciescanadia

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.

†Mirabairdia canadia Forel 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Sevatian or 211.18000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) Mirabairdia canadia (type locality: 225001 225002)