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Kawina webbi

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Kawina webbi was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratypes: 26395-6 (AMNH). Questionably assigned to genus by author.]. Its type specimen is 26394, an exoskeleton (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Kawina webbi Hintze p. 178 figs. Pl. 21, figs. 15a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusKawinaBarton 1916
specieswebbi

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 webbi Hintze 1953
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Kawina webbi (63929)