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Puriana

Ostracoda

Taxonomy
Puriana was named by Coryell and Fields (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 166,167]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Thaerocytherini by Hazel (1983); and to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Favella was named by Coryell and Fields (1937). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Puriana by Benson et al. (1961).

    It was assigned to Ostracoda by Coryell and Fields (1937).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Favella Coryell and Fields
1953Puriana Coryell and Fields
1983Puriana Hazel p. 99
2002Puriana Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
genusPurianaCoryell and Fields 1953

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. Puriana Coryell and Fields 1953
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†Puriana carolinensis Hazel 1983
Puriana fissispinata Benson and Coleman 1963
Invalid names: Favella Coryell and Fields 1937 [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago P. sp. (94013 94014 94015 94018)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Puerto Rico P. elongorugata (94188 94191)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Puerto Rico P. elongorugata (94194)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda P. elongorugata (94184)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago P. rugipunctata (93917)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela Favella rugipunctata (93920 93921 93922 93923 93932 93933)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colón) Favella puella (93909)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) P. formosa (93903)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Puerto Rico P. rugipunctata (94205)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) P. convoluta, P. mesacostalis, P. rugipunctata, P. carolinensis (52582)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) P. rugipunctata (41501)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) P. sp., P. rugipunctata (41705)