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Kirkbyelloidea

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida

Taxonomy
Kirkbyelloidea was named by Sohn (1961). It is extant. Its type is Kirkbyellidae.

It was assigned to Palaeocopida by Liebau (2005).

Subtaxa
Kirkbyellidae (type family), Parvikirkbyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Kirkbyelloidea Sohn
2005Kirkbyelloidea Liebau p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
superfamilyKirkbyelloideaSohn 1961
superfamilyKirkbyelloideaSohn 1961

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.

Superfm. Kirkbyelloidea Sohn 1961
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Fm. †Kirkbyellidae Sohn 1961
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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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†Psilokirkbyella prominens Becker and Wang 1992
Invalid names: Parvikirkbyidae Kozur 1985 [empty]
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 Richmondian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 449.60000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Kirkbyella uphami (24176)
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) Kirkbyellidae sp. (24582 24830 24831)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Kirkbyella sp. (528)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Nei Mongol) Psilokirkbyella prominens (143443)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62China (Xizang) Psilokirkbyella prominens (143448)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02USA (Oklahoma) Psilokirkbyella magnopuncata, Kirkbyella obliqua (26826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Kirkbyella sp. (24815)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Kirkbyella sp. 1 (35715 35718)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Virginia) Kirkbyella sp. (6993)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Kirkbyella bellipuncta (228295) Kirkbyella stewartae (228292 228293 228294)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) Kirkbyella sp. (5767)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Kirkbyella tora (94042 94046 94049) Kirkbyella tora, Kirkbyella verticalis (94041) Kirkbyella tora, Kirkbyella verticalis, Kirkbyella unicornis (94047 94048)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Kirkbyella bellipuncta, Kirkbyella stewartae, Kirkbyella unicornis (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Kirkbyella bellipuncta, Kirkbyella stewartae, Kirkbyella unicornis (38475 38476)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Kirkbyella annensis, Psilokirkbyella ozarkensis (6733 6734)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (California) Psilokirkbyella ozarkensis, Kirkbyella n. sp. aff. Kirkbyella annensis, Kirkbyella n. sp. aff. Kirkbyella reticulata (225970)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Tennessee) Kirkbyella sp. (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Tennessee) Kirkbyella sp. (6915 6916 6917 6918 6920 6921)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Arkansas) Kirkbyella quadrata (76118 76148)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Zhejiang) Kirkbyella sp. (120910)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) Kirkbyella sp. 1 (106670)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece Kirkbyella sp. (112056)