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Kettneraspis wrightae

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Kettneraspis wrightae was named by Adrain and Ramskold (1997). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is BH-1-164.5, Baillie-Hamilton Is, which is in a Sheinwoodian slope carbonate/shale in the Cape Phillips Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Kettneraspis wrightae Adrain and Ramskold pp. 240 - 241 figs. 5, 6.1-6.0, 7.21, 7.24-2.27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusKettneraspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949
specieswrightae

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.

Kettneraspis wrightae Adrain and Ramskold 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 07:20:54
Modified: 2009-06-11 09:20:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Kettneraspis wrightae (type locality: 690)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Kettneraspis wrightae (682)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Kettneraspis wrightae (680 681 684 685)