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Piretia

Ostracoda - Hollinocopida - Tetradellidae

Taxonomy
Piretia was named by Jaanusson (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-u O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 855].

It was assigned to Piretellinae by Jaanusson (1957); to Piretellidae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Piretia Jaanusson p. 282
1961Piretia Benson et al. p. Q149
2002Piretia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
superorderPalaecopamorphesAbushik 1990
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyHollinaceaSwartz 1936
familyTetradellidaeSwartz 1936
subfamilyPiretellinaeOpik 1937
genusPiretia

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. †Piretia Jaanusson 1957
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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: Late/Upper Llanvirn or 463.50000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) P. sp. (24621)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) P. sp. (2943)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden P. sp. (2929 2934 2935)