Aurikirkbya

Aurikirkbya is an extinct genus of ostracod (seed shrimp) belonging to the suborder Beyrichicopina (ornamented beyrichiocopids^[1]) and family Kirkbyidae.^[2] It is found in Pennsylvanian^[3] to Triassic^[4] beds in North America,^[3] east Asia,^[4][2] southwest Asia,^[5] and Europe.^[6]

Aurikirkbya Temporal range: Pennsylvanian-Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Valves of the ostracod genus Aurikirkbya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Ostracoda
Order:	Palaeocopida
Suborder:	†Beyrichicopina
Family:	†Kirkbyidae
Genus:	†Aurikirkbya Sohn, 1950

Species

• A. alta Shi 1982^[4]
• A. altalobata Becker and Wang 1992^[7]
• A. auriformis Sohn 1950^[8]
• A. barbarae Sohn 1950^[8]
• A. canyonensis Harlton 1929^[8]
• A. formula Ishizaki 1964^[5]
• A. hispanica Becker et al. 1977^[6]
• A. kellettae Harlton 1929^[9]
• A. kinshozhanensis Tanaka 2013^[10]
• A. miyakei Tanaka and Ono 2012^[11]
• A. subkellettae Ishizaki 1964^[12]
• A. ventrocallosa Becker and Wang 1992^[2]
• A. wordensis Hamilton 1942^[8]
• A. wymani Kellett 1933^[8]