Kiaeria limuloides

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.[1]

Kiaeria
Temporal range: Late Silurian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Order:
Chasmataspidida
Family:
incertae sedis
Genus:
Kiaeria

Størmer, 1934
Species:
K. limuloides
Binomial name
Kiaeria limuloides
Størmer, 1934

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