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Piretellinae

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae

Taxonomy
Piretellinae was named by Opik (1937). Its type is Piretella.

It was assigned to Tetradellidae by Henningsmoen (1953).

Subtaxa
Bromidella, Opikium, Piretella (type genus), Piretia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Piretellinae Opik
1953Piretellinae Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyHollinaceaSwartz 1936
familyTetradellidaeSwartz 1936
subfamilyPiretellinaeOpik 1937
subfamilyPiretellinaeOpik 1937

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.

Subfm. †Piretellinae Opik 1937
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G. †Opikium Agnew 1942
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†Opikium porkuniensis Henningsmoen 1953
†Opikium tenerum Opik 1935
G. †Piretella
G. †Piretia Jaanusson 1957
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 Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Pirgu or 461.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Piretia sp. (24621)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Piretia sp. (2943)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden Piretella sp. (2938)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden Piretella sp., Piretia sp. (2929 2934) Piretia sp. (2935)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Sweden Piretella sp. (2941)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) Bromidella linnarssoni (76078 76079 76080)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) Piretella triebeli (77099)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Bromidella reticulata (23885 162341)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Bromidella depressa (23214 23215)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Bromidella depressa, Bromidella rhomboides (23212)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Bromidella depressa, Bromidella rhomboides (23203 23207)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Bromidella depressa (23148) Bromidella depressa, Bromidella rhomboides (23123 23124 23174)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Bromidella depressa (23217 23219)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Latvia (Daugavpils) Piretella acmaea (192988)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Latvia (Daugavpils) Piretella acmaea (192989)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) Opikium porkuniensis (190046)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Opikium porkuniensis (162233)