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Aysheaiidae

Aysheaiidae

Taxonomy
Aysheaidae was named by Walcott (1911).

It was corrected as Aysheaiidae by Knecht et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Onychophora by McCall (2023); and to Panarthropoda by Knecht et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Aysheaidae Walcott p. 116
2023Aysheaidae McCall p. 1010
2025Aysheaiidae Knecht et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
familyAysheaiidae()
familyAysheaiidae()

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.

Fm. †Aysheaiidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Aysheaia Walcott 1911
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Aysheaia pedunculata Walcott 1911
G. †Palaeocampa Meek and Worthen 1865
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Palaeocampa anthrax Meek and Worthen 1865
Palaeocampa hystrix Thompson 1979
Invalid names: Rhaphidiophorus Thompson 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Stephanian B or 509.70000 to 300.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Aysheaia pedunculata (84424 84425 84426 84427 84428)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Aysheaia sp. (77217)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Palaeocampa anthrax (21981 112630 112638 152106)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3France (SaƓne-et-Loire) Palaeocampa anthrax (236920)
Stephanian B301.4 - 300.9France Palaeocampa anthrax (122490)