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Ordovizonidae

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Ordovizonidae

Taxonomy
Ordovizonidae was named by Becker (1997). Its type is Ordovizona.

It was assigned to Kirkbyelloidea by Liebau (2005); and to Palaeocopa by Ghobadi Pour et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Ordovizona (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ordovizonidae Becker
2005Ordovizonidae Liebau p. 120
2006Ordovizonidae Ghobadi Pour et al. p. 554

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderBeyrichicopida(Pokorný 1954)
suborderPalaeocopina()
familyOrdovizonidaeBecker 1997
familyOrdovizonidaeBecker 1997

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.

Fm. †Ordovizonidae Becker 1997
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G. †Ordovizona Schallreuter 1969
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: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Katian or 469.40000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran Ordovizona amyitisae (116518)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Vietnam (Bac Kan) Ordovizona sp. (219214)