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Kawina wilsoni

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Kawina wilsoni was named by Ross (1972) [Paratypes: USNM 167228b-h]. Its type specimen is USNM 167228a, an exoskeleton (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is D1973 CO. Meiklejohn mud-mound, Bare Mountain, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Kawina wilsoni Ross, Jr. p. 38 figs. Pl. 17, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusKawinaBarton 1916
specieswilsoni

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 wilsoni Ross, Jr. 1972
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Kawina wilsoni (80059 104654)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Utah) Kawina wilsoni (37462)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Kawina wilsoni (type locality: 14232 80062)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Kawina wilsoni (106480)