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Kindlella

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kellettinidae

Taxonomy
Kindlella was named by Sohn (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 2,74,648]. Its type is Kindlella fissiloba.

It was assigned to Kellettininae by Sohn (1954); to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kellettinidae by Hoare and Merrill (2004).

Species
K. bellsundi, K. centrinoda, K. fissiloba (type species), K. minuta, K. mostleri
Species lacking formal opinion data
K. prosilicata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Kindlella Sohn p. 16
2002Kindlella Sepkoski
2004Kindlella Hoare and Merrill p. 193

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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
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyKellettinidae()
genusKindlella

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. †Kindlella Sohn 1954
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†Kindlella bellsundi Olempska and Blaszyk 1996
†Kindlella centrinoda Sohn 1954
†Kindlella fissiloba Sohn 1954
†Kindlella minuta Harris and Lalicker 1932
†Kindlella mostleri Kozur 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height11.00----
valve height120.5010.2800.9200.4700.228

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 Tournaisian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 358.86000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3China (Guizhou) K. sp. A (143429)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Knightina minuta (132992)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Knightina minuta (132988 132994 133137)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Austria K. fissiloba (108503 108504)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Knightina minuta (88235 95376)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Kansas) Knightina minuta (110314 110319)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) K. sp. 1 (106673)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) K. centrinoda (117948)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) K. fissiloba, K. centrinoda (43517)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) K. sp. (43548)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Sichuan) K. sp.1 (189462)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen K. bellsundi (145691 145692 145693) K. sp., K. bellsundi (145694)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Hungary K. mostleri (146200)