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Aechmina

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Aechminidae

Taxonomy
Aechmina was named by Jones and Holl (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 855].

It was assigned to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aechminidae by Jones and Holl (1869), Benson et al. (1961), Tilman (1984), Crasquin-Soleau (1997), Schallreuter et al. (2007), Lajblová and Kraft (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Aechmina Jones and Holl
1961Aechmina Benson et al.
1984Aechmina Tilman p. 238
1997Aechmina Crasquin-Soleau p. 44
2002Aechmina Sepkoski
2007Aechmina Schallreuter et al. p. 264
2018Aechmina Lajblová and Kraft p. 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderBeyrichicopida(Pokorný 1954)
suborderBinodicopina(Schallreuter 1972)
familyAechminidae(Boucek 1936)
genusAechminaJones and Holl 1869

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.

G. †Aechmina Jones and Holl 1869
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Aechmina choanobasota Kesling 1953
Aechmina crenulata Stewart 1936
Aechmina equilateralis Bassler 1950
Aechmina longioroidea Stewart 1950
Aechmina reticulata Ferdinando 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height10.730

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Artinskian or 477.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3Russian Federation (Siberia) A. fallax (206298)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Oviedo) A. sp. (21094)
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Czechia A. kolihai (3874)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) A. sp. (7769)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. ionensis (23214 23215)
Kirkfieldian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) A. ionensis (23177)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. ionensis (23207)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) A. ionensis (23174)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. ionensis (23217)
Shermanian - Maysvillian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) A. spp. (25345)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (26959 26961 26962 26964 26966 26967 26968)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) A. sp. (7768)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) A. cuspidata (23191)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. cuspidata, A. maquiketensis, A. taurea (23237)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) A. richmondensis (5326)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) A. cuspidata, A. maquiketensis, A. taurea (23238)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (56000)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) A. sp. (27904)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) A. sp. (528)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Georgia) A. sp. (192895)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Australia (Victoria) A. aechmessa (8028)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) A. sp. (469)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Lithuania A. molengraaffi (207443)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Germany A. temperata (13836)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia A. cuspidata (14157)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine A. molengraaffi (13873)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Germany A. molengraaffi (13838) A. temperata, A. molengraaffi (13837)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02USA (Oklahoma) A. geneae, A. longispina, A. truncata, A. spp. (26826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) A. spp. (24815)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine A. subcuspidata (23362)
Couvinien410.2 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) A. sp. (188209)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) A. sp. (9523)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Ohio) A. choanobasota, A. longioroidea (228293 228294 228295)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5USA (Nevada) A. sp. A (158171)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) A. gibberosa (69770)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) A. reticulata (108208 108209 108210 108211 108213 108214 108220 108221 108229 108236 108238 108241 108242 108247 108277 108278 108287 108288 108289 108290 108291 108292 108293 108294 108295 108297 108298 108299)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) A. sp. 1 (106670)