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Kochiella brevaspis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Kochiella brevaspis was named by Sundberg and McCollum (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 509453, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM 41742, Log Cabin Mbr, Highland Range, which is in a St Davids marine mudstone in the Pioche Shale Formation of Nevada.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Kochiella brevaspis Sundberg and McCollum pp. 83 - 85 figs. Figure 8.1-8.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusKochiellaPoulsen 1927
speciesbrevaspis

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.

Kochiella brevaspis Sundberg and McCollum 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 2002Cranidia with elongated glabella (73 ± 2 percent cranidial length), moderately deep lateral glabellar furrows, strongly to moderately posteriorly directed ocular ridges, anterior border furrow evenly curved, slightly convex anterior border, frontal area short (27 ± 2 percent cranidial length) and moder ately wide (60 to 65 percent cranidial width), and coarse granules.