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Keilorites

Polychaeta - Sedentarida - Keiloritidae

Taxonomy
Keilorites was named by Allan (1927). It is the type genus of Keiloritidae.

It was assigned to Keiloritidae by Howell (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Keilorites Allan
1962Keilorites Howell p. W155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderSedentaridaLamarck 1818
familyKeiloritidaeAllan 1927
genusKeiloritesAllan 1927

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.

G. †Keilorites Allan 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (England) K. sp. (23205)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) K. sp. (74805)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) K. sp. (8307 8312)