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Kiaeria limuloides

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Kiaeria
Temporal range: Late Silurian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Chasmataspidida
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Kiaeria
Størmer, 1934
Species: K. limuloides
Binomial name
Kiaeria limuloides
Størmer, 1934

Kiaeria is a genus of chasmataspidid, a group of extinct aquatic arthropods. It was originally classified as a xiphosuran of the monotypic family Kiaeriidae. However, in 2019, the British geologist and paleobiologist James C. Lamsdell assigned the genus to the order Chasmataspidida, possibly being a member of the family Chasmataspididae. Only one species has been assigned to this genus, K. limuloides.

References

  1. Lamsdell, James C. (2019). "A chasmataspidid affinity for the putative xiphosuran Kiaeria Størmer, 1934". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 94 (3): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s12542-019-00493-8. S2CID 207914022.


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