Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Kochiella chares

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Crepicephalus chares was named by Walcott (1917). Its type specimen is USNM 63744-6 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Walcott Loc. 63d. Ptarmigan Peak, which is in a Delamaran carbonate limestone in the Ptarmigan Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Kochaspis chares by Resser (1935); it was recombined as Kochiella chares by Sundberg (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Crepicephalus chares Walcott p. 35 figs. pi. 6, figs. 5-5c
1935Kochaspis chares Resser pp. 37 - 38
2004Kochiella chares Sundberg pp. Appendix 2

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusKochiellaPoulsen 1927
specieschares()

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 chares Walcott 1917
show all | hide all
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: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (Alberta) Crepicephalus chares (225274)