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Kaimenella

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Taxonomy
Kaimenella was named by Märss (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Cm Trep Sepkoski's reference number: 1057]. Its type is Kaimenella dailyi.

It was assigned to Palaeoscolecidae by Brock and Cooper (1993); and to Palaeoscolecida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. dailyi (type species), K. reticulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Kaimenella Märss
1993Kaimenella Brock and Cooper p. 770
2002Kaimenella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Palaeoscolecidomorpha
classPalaeoscolecidaConway-Morris and Robison 1986
orderCricocosmida
familyPalaeoscolecidaeWhittard 1953
genusKaimenellaMärss 1988

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. †Kaimenella Märss 1988
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Kaimenella dailyi Brock and Cooper 1993
Kaimenella reticulata Märss 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 01:02:44
Modified: 2010-02-15 03:02:44
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Toyonian or 512.90000 to 510.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Australia (South Australia) K. reticulata (64472 97986 97987 118171 118173)