''Aurikirkbya'' is an
extinct
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genus
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of
ostracod
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(seed shrimp) belonging to the suborder
Beyrichicopina (ornamented beyrichiocopids
) and family
Kirkbyidae.
It is found in
Pennsylvanian to
Triassic
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beds in North America,
[ east Asia,][ southwest Asia,][ and Europe.][
]
Species
*''A. alta'' Shi 1982[
*''A. canyonensis'' Harlton 1929][
*''A. formula'' Ishizaki 1964][
*''A. wordensis'' Hamilton 1942][
*''A. wymani'' Kellett 1933][
]
References
Paleozoic life
Ostracods
Prehistoric ostracod genera
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