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Kootenia crassinucha

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Kootenia crassinucha was named by Fritz (1968). Its type specimen is USNM 153620, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pioche Shale, Bed 71, which is in a Delamaran carbonate shale/limestone in the Pioche Shale Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Kootenia crassinucha Fritz p. 198 figs. Pl. 41, figs. 15,16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
subfamilyDorypyginaeKobayashi 1935
genusKootenia(Walcott 1899)
speciescrassinucha

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.

Kootenia crassinucha Fritz 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yessubg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10subg
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10subg
Ribbing: nonesubg
Spines: minorsubg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: nektobenthicsubg
Diet: carnivoresubg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 11:46:41
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:36:35
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Delamaran or 508.20000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Kootenia crassinucha (type locality: 155985)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Kootenia crassinucha (9430 9436 9437)