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Keeleaspis pustula

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Keeleaspis pustula was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27268, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73039, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Keeleaspis pustula Fritz p. 51 figs. Pl. 7, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusKeeleaspisFritz 1972
speciespustula

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.

Keeleaspis pustula Fritz 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available