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Paraechmina

Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Aechminidae

Taxonomy
Paraechmina was named by Ulrich and Bassler (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl D l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aechminidae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Paraechmina Ulrich and Bassler
1961Paraechmina Benson et al.
2002Gibba Sepkoski
2002Paraechmina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
superorderPalaecopamorphesAbushik 1990
orderBeyrichicopida(Pokorný 1954)
suborderBinodicopina(Schallreuter 1972)
familyAechminidae(Boucek 1936)
genusParaechminaUlrich and Bassler 1923

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.

G. †Paraechmina Ulrich and Bassler 1923
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Invalid names: Gibba [synonym]
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: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pridoli or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (Maryland) P. abnormis, P. postica (41128) P. crassa (41016) P. depressa (41090) P. postica (41100 41101)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) P. postica (82510 82545 82559 82597)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) P. postica (12935 81805 81840 81873 81898 81917 81920 82501) P. sp. (469 474 541)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (West Virginia) P. dubia (41729)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) P. spp. (26826)