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Keurbos

Taxonomy
Keurbos was named by Gabbott et al. (2025). Its type is Keurbos susanae.

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Gabbott et al. (2025).

Species
K. susanae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Keurbos Gabbott et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
genusKeurbos

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.

G. †Keurbos Gabbott et al. 2025
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Keurbos susanae Gabbott et al. 2025
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. E. Gabbott et al. 2025Large euarthropod, body length reaching 43 cm. Head shield short. Homonomously segmented trunk with 46 lightly sclerotized segments; tergites and sternites in 1:1 segmental arrangement. Trunk tergites with gently curved posterior margins ornamented by parallel ridges; rounded paratergal lobes. Trunk sternites paired, medially confluent, subrectangular lobes associated with ovoid plates laterally. Sternites and ovoid plates show rugose surface texture. Two pairs of vascularized lamellae per segment situated at lateral margin. Trunk terminus contracted, without an obvious telson.