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Pseudokingstonia

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Cheilocephalidae

Taxonomy
Pseudokingstonia was named by Palmer (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-l Sepkoski's reference number: 697]. It is not extant. Its type is Pseudokingstonia exotica.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheilocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
P. exotica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pseudokingstonia Palmer p. 32
2002Pseudokingstonia Jell and Adrain p. 434
2002Pseudokingstonia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyCheilocephalidaeShaw 1956
genusPseudokingstonia

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. †Pseudokingstonia Palmer 1965
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Pseudokingstonia exotica Palmer 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 06:17:25
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:17:25
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Steptoean or 497.00000 to 493.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Nevada) P. exotica (110632)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5Canada (Alberta) P. exotica (54076)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Arkansas) P. exotica (77107)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Arkansas) P. exotica (229131 229194 229196)