Kiaeria Temporal range: Late Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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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
- 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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