Kiaeria limuloides

Kiaeria limuloides
Temporal range: Late Silurian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
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, Kiaeria 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.