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Kochiella eiffelensis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Kochaspis eiffelensis was named by Rasetti (1951). Its type specimen is USNM 116125 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kochiella eiffelensis by Sundberg (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Kochaspis eiffelensis Rasetti pp. 226 - 227 figs. pl. 14 f. 4-10
2004Kochiella eiffelensis Sundberg pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusKochiellaPoulsen 1927
specieseiffelensis()

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.

Kochiella eiffelensis Rasetti 1951
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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
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 12:15:15
Modified: 2009-02-26 14:15:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 506.50000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Kochaspis eiffelensis (225263 225264)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Canada (British Columbia) Kochaspis eiffelensis (56703 56704 56718 56721)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Kochaspis eiffelensis (188658)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Nevada) Kochaspis eiffelensis (50115)