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Kawina arnoldi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Kawina arnoldi was named by Whittington (1963). Its type specimen is GSC 16268, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Kawina arnoldi Whittington p. 93 figs. Pl. 26, figs 7-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusKawinaBarton 1916
speciesarnoldi

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.

Kawina arnoldi Whittington 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 09:20:17
Modified: 2010-01-11 07:53:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Kawina arnoldi (type locality: 104752)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Kawina arnoldi (78099)