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Kerygmachela kierkegaardi

Radiodonta

Taxonomy
Kerygmachela kierkegaardi was named by Budd (1993). Its type specimen is MGUH 22.083. Its type locality is 340103. Sirius Passet, which is in an Atdabanian open shallow subtidal shale in the Buen Formation of Greenland. It is the type species of Kerygmachela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Kerygmachela kierkegaardi Budd pp. 709-711 figs. Figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
genusKerygmachela
specieskierkegaardi

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Adult height: 10^4 to < 10^5o
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2010-02-04 13:03:45
Modified: 2010-02-05 03:26:59
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Atdabanian or 520.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Greenland (Peary Land) Kerygmachela kierkegaardi (type locality: 90574)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Greenland Kerygmachela kierkegaardi (8095)