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Opikella frequens

Ostracoda - Hollinocopida - Eurychilinidae

Taxonomy
Isochilina frequens was named by Steusloff (1894).

It was recombined as Opikella frequens by Henningsmoen (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Opikella frequens Henningsmoen

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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
superfamilyEurychilinaceaUlrich and Bassler 1923
familyEurychilinidaeUlrich and Bassler 1923
genusOpikellaThorslund 1940
speciesfrequens(Steusloff 1894)

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.

†Opikella frequens Steusloff 1894
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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: base of the Porkuni to the top of the Pirgu or 445.60000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) Opikella frequens (190046)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Opikella frequens (162233)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) Opikella frequens (174122)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Norway (Oslo-Asker) Opikella frequens (190048)