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Kettneraspis copelandi

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Kettneraspis copelandi was named by Chatterton and Ludvigsen (2004). Its type specimen is GSC 122225, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AN44, which is in an Aeronian/Telychian open shallow subtidal lime mudstone/mudstone in the Jupiter Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Kettneraspis copelandi Chatterton and Ludvigsen p. 29 figs. Pl. 17, figs 8-10, 13, 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusKettneraspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949
speciescopelandi

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.

Kettneraspis copelandi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
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 Aeronian to the top of the Telychian or 440.50000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Kettneraspis copelandi (type locality: 186065)