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Kuamaia muricata

Taxonomy
Kuamaia muricata was named by Hou and Bergström (1997). It is not extant. Its type locality is Maotianshan, unit M2, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Kuamaia muricata Hou and Bergström

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
subclassConcilitergaHou and Bergström 1997
genusKuamaiaHou 1987
speciesmuricata

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.

†Kuamaia muricata Hou and Bergström 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: passively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:53:25
Modified: 2010-08-23 04:39:25
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Kuamaia muricata (type locality: 96402)