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Kettneraspis elliptica

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Odontopleura elliptica was named by Burmeister (1843).

It was recombined as Acidaspis (Leonaspis) elliptica by Richter and Richter (1918); it was recombined as Leonaspis elliptica by Richter and Richter (1930); it was recombined as Leonaspis (Kettneraspis) elliptica by Miesen (1977); it was recombined as Kettneraspis elliptica by Ramsköld and Chatterton (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. jaanussoni

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Odontopleura elliptica Burmeister
1918Acidaspis (Leonaspis) elliptica Richter and Richter p. 471
1930Leonaspis elliptica Richter and Richter fig. 3
1970Radiaspis radiata Goldfuss
1977Leonaspis (Kettneraspis) elliptica Miesen
1991Kettneraspis elliptica Ramsköld and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusKettneraspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949
specieselliptica(Burmeister 1843)

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 elliptica Burmeister 1843
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Invalid names: Radiaspis radiata Goldfuss 1970 [synonym]
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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 399.50000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Radiaspis radiata (12183)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) Leonaspis elliptica (26596)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czechia Radiaspis radiata (10467)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Radiaspis radiata (12143)
Daleje - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Czechia Radiaspis radiata (10469)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) Leonaspis elliptica (26622)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Sauerland) Radiaspis radiata (232878)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Kettneraspis elliptica, Radiaspis radiata (188766)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Hessen) Radiaspis radiata (229648)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Radiaspis radiata (188939)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Radiaspis radiata (129878)