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Piretopsis

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida

Taxonomy
Piretopsis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeocopida by Benson et al. (1961), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Piretopsis Benson et al. p. Q195
2002Piretopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
genusPiretopsis

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.

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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: 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 Volkhov to the top of the Late/Upper Llandeilo or 471.30000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation (Leningrag oblast) P. grewingkii (235818)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) P. grewingkii (235857)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway P. sp. (3250)