original description
(of Bairdia hirsuta Brady, 1880) Brady, G. S. (1880). Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 1 (part 3): 1-184, pl. 1-45., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-03/README.htm [details] 
new combination reference
Maddocks, R. F. (1969). Revision of recent Bairdiidae (Ostracoda). <em>U. S. National Museum Bulletin.</em> 296: 1-126., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/10141/1/USNMB_2951969_unit.pdf [details] Available for editors 
subsequent type designation
Puri, H. S.; Hulings, N. C. (1976). Designation of lectotypes of some ostracods from the Challenger expedition. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 29: 251-315., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.6924 [details] Available for editors 
From editor or global species database
Lectotype of Bairdia hirsuta Brady, 1880 (from Puri & Hulings, 1976, PI. 4, figs 4, 5)