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Kirkbyella

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae

Taxonomy
Kirkbyella was named by Coryell and Booth (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov C Mosc-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is the type genus of Kirkbyellidae.

It was assigned to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kirkbyellidae by Tilman (1984), Crasquin-Soleau (1997), Liebau (2005).

Species
K. (Berdanella), K. (Kirkbyella)
Species lacking formal opinion data
K. delicata, K. tora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Kirkbyella Coryell and Booth
1984Kirkbyella Tilman p. 248
1997Kirkbyella Crasquin-Soleau p. 54
2002Kirkbyella Sepkoski
2005Kirkbyella Liebau p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
superfamilyKirkbyelloideaSohn 1961
familyKirkbyellidaeSohn 1961
genusKirkbyellaCoryell and Booth 1933

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. †Kirkbyella Coryell and Booth 1933
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Subg. †Kirkbyella (Berdanella) Sohn 1961
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†Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis Coryell and Malkin 1936
Subg. †Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) Coryell and Booth 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
carapace height10.460
shell height10.560
valve height10.380

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 Richmondian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 449.60000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) K. uphami (24176)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) K. sp. (528)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02USA (Oklahoma) K. obliqua (26826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) K. sp. (24815)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation K. sp. 1 (35715 35718)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Virginia) K. sp. (6993)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Ohio) K. bellipuncta (228295) K. stewartae (228292 228293 228294)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) K. sp. (5767)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) K. bellipuncta, K. stewartae, K. unicornis (38475 38476)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) K. bellipuncta, K. stewartae, K. unicornis (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) K. tora (94042 94046 94049) K. tora, K. verticalis (94041) K. tora, K. verticalis, K. unicornis (94047 94048)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) K. annensis (6733 6734)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (California) K. n. sp. aff. K. annensis, K. n. sp. aff. K. reticulata (225970)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Tennessee) K. sp. (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Tennessee) K. sp. (6915 6916 6917 6918 6920 6921)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Arkansas) K. quadrata (76118 76148)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Zhejiang) K. sp. (120910)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) K. sp. 1 (106670)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece K. sp. (112056)