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Pyxiprimitia

Ostracoda

Taxonomy
Pyxiprimitia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Primitiidae by Swartz (1936); to Beyrichiacea by Henningsmoen (1953); and to Ostracoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pyxiprimitia Swartz
1953Pyxiprimitia Henningsmoen
2002Pyxiprimitia 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
suborderPaleocopa
superfamilyBeyrichiaceaMatthew 1886
genusPyxiprimitia

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: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-04 06:54:01
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:32
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bohdalec or 459.30000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Czechia P. epsilonis (3874)