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Keithia similis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Ptychaspididae

Taxonomy
Keithia similis was named by Rasetti (1944). Its type specimen is Laval Univ. 1129a, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Keithia similis Rasetti p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyDikelocephaloidea(Miller 1889)
familyPtychaspididaeRaymond 1924
genusKeithiaRaymond 1924
speciessimilis

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.

Keithia similis Rasetti 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:47:46
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:47:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Keithia similis (224137)