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Kuraspis antiqua

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Lonchocephalidae

Taxonomy
Kuraspis antiqua was named by Rozova (1964). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kulyumbe River, unit 12, which is in a Nganasanian carbonate limestone in the Kulyumbe Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Kuraspis antiqua Rozova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyLonchocephalidaeHupé 1955
genusKuraspisChernysheva 1959
speciesantiqua

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.

Kuraspis antiqua Rozova 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:22:14
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:22:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Nganasanian or 497.00000 to 495.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nganasanian497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kuraspis antiqua (type locality: 131065 131066)