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Kettneraspis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Kettneraspis was named by Prantl and Pribyl (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 1106,1245]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Leonaspis by Whittington (1956).

It was assigned to Odontopleurinae by Ramsköld and Chatterton (1991) and Adrain and Ramskold (1997); to Odontopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Odontopleurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Kettneraspis Prantl and Pribyl
1991Kettneraspis Ramsköld and Chatterton p. 357
1997Kettneraspis Adrain and Ramskold p. 239
2002Kettneraspis Jell and Adrain p. 392
2002Kettneraspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusKettneraspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949

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. †Kettneraspis Prantl and Pribyl 1949
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Kettneraspis angelini Prantl and Pribyl 1949
Kettneraspis aracana Wolfart 1968
Kettneraspis arkansana Van Ingen 1901
Kettneraspis bayarti Van Viersen 2007
Kettneraspis callicera Hall and Clarke 1888
Kettneraspis coalescens Van Ingen 1901
Kettneraspis copelandi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
Kettneraspis derelicta Barrande 1846
Kettneraspis elliptica Burmeister 1843
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Invalid names: Radiaspis radiata Goldfuss 1970 [synonym]
Kettneraspis pigra Barrande 1872
Kettneraspis prescheri Van Viersen and Heising 2015
Kettneraspis ramskoeldi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
Kettneraspis reetae Ramsköld and Chatterton 1991
Kettneraspis wrightae Adrain and Ramskold 1997
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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959); Based on Leonaspis (Leonaspis).g
Created: 2009-06-11 07:20:54
Modified: 2009-06-11 09:20:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Frasnian or 449.60000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) K. sp. (223275)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) K. sp. (223276)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) K. jaanussoni (184379 184380 184381 184388 184403 184404) K. sp. (184376)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) K. ramskoeldi (184996) K. sp. (186081 186082 187777)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Leonaspis angelini (188538)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) K. copelandi (186065) K. sp. (184407 184998 184999)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) K. sp. (186089)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) K. salopiensis (49579 49580 49581)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) K. wrightae (690)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Northwest Territories) K. wrightae (682)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) K. lenzi (683 689) K. lindoei (678 686 687 691) K. wrightae (680 681 684 685)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) K. arkansana (229058)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Argentina K. sp. (25105)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Leonaspis angelini (192365)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) K. caldwelli (692 698) K. cauldwelli (693)
Gleedonian425.4 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Leonaspis crenata (228990)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Bolivia (La Paz) Leonaspis aracana (37052)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) K. williamsi (3103 3104)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Tasmania) K. sp. (116428)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Czech Republic (Barrandia) Radiaspis radiata (12183)
Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic Leonaspis derelicta (10470)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic Leonaspis derelicta (12148)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco (South) K. prescheri (229390)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Czech Republic Leonaspis derelicta (12147)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Leonaspis derelicta (40703)
Zlichovian - Daleje409.1 - 393.3Czech Republic (Barrandia) Leonaspis derelicta (12039)
Early/Lower Emsian - Late/Upper Emsian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic Leonaspis derelicta (10462)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic Leonaspis derelicta (10460) Radiaspis radiata (10467)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic (Barrandia) Leonaspis derelicta (12112) Radiaspis radiata (12143)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Nunavut) Leonaspis elliptica (26596)
Daleje - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Czech Republic Radiaspis radiata (10469)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia Odontopleura callicera (36017)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Czech Republic Leonaspis derelicta (12144)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Germany K. seiberti (202942)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Leonaspis elliptica (26622)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Sauerland) K. cf. sp. 44 Basse, Radiaspis radiata (232878) K. sp. D (229644)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco Leonaspis derelicta (27052)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Hessen) K. pigra, Radiaspis radiata (229648)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) K. sp. 44, Radiaspis radiata (188939)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Nordwest Westfalen) K. sp. (229541)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Pennsylvania) Acidaspis callicera (232686)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belgium K. bayarti (223279)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) K. aries, K. elliptica, Radiaspis radiata (188766)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Morocco K. pigra (234952)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Radiaspis radiata (129878)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Odontopleura callicera (36012)