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Kierarges morrisoni

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Kierarges morrisoni was named by Corbacho (2014). Its type specimen is BPM1093 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Z-F0, Jbel Bou Zeroual, near Zagora, which is in a Floian offshore siltstone in the Fezouata Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Kierarges.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Kierarges morrisoni Corbacho p. 23

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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
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusKierarges
speciesmorrisoni

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.

Kierarges morrisoni Corbacho 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Floian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco Kierarges morrisoni (235486)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco Kierarges morrisoni (type locality: 235492)