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Aechminella

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Aechminellidae

Taxonomy
Aechminella was named by Harlton (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u C Bash]. It is not extant. Its type is Aechminella trispinosa. It is the type genus of Aechminellidae.

It was assigned to Drepanellinae by Khivintseva (1969); to Aechminellidae by Benson et al. (1961) and Hoare and Mapes (2000); and to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Aechminella Harlton p. 19
1961Aechminella Benson et al.
1969Aechminella Khivintseva p. 85
2000Aechminella Hoare and Mapes p. 3
2002Aechminella Sepkoski
2002Balantoides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—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)
familyAechminellidaeSohn
genusAechminella

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. †Aechminella Harlton 1933
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†Aechminella bella Khivintseva 1969
†Aechminella buchanani Harlton 1933
†Aechminella trispinosa Harlton 1933
Invalid names: Balantoides [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
carapace height10.450

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: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Roadian or 387.70000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Balantoides trilobata (38475 38476)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Balantoides trilobata (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France A. brauni (38681 38683)
Chesterian - Alportian335.5 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) Balantoides quadrilobatus (5689 5710)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) A. buchanani (132869)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) A. trispinosa (132878)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Orenburg) A. bella (123685 123686)