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Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae

Taxonomy
Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae was named by Smith and Selden (2025). It is not extant. Its type locality is Smotrych River, which is in a Homerian/Gorstian peritidal dolomite in the Ustya Formation of Ukraine. It is the type species of Smotrychaspis.

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by R. Plotnick on 2025-11-13; modified by R. Plotnick on 2025-11-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae Smith and Selden

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
genusSmotrychaspis
specieskurtopleurae

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.

†Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae Smith and Selden 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Gorstian or 430.60000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Ukraine (Podolia) Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae (type locality: 275760)