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Kailia

Description

Kailia is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida (family Encrinuridae) that existed during the lower Silurian in what is now China. It was described by W. Zhang in 1974, and the type species is Kailia quadrisulcata. The type locality was the Xiushan Formation in Sichuan.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4633142https://www.gbif.org/species/4633142
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)21613https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=21613
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Kailia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusKailiaChang 1974
Scientific NameKailia Chang, 1974
Name Published Inin Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Nanking Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo [Acad. Sinica, Nanking Inst. Geol. Paleont. (Ed.)], Xinan diqu di gushengwu tuce. [A handbook of the stratigraphy and Palaeontology in southwest China.] Science Press, Peking
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Kailiagenusbelongs to Encrinuridaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Kailiagenusbelongs to Phacopidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance439 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance427 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Dietcarnivore (based on Trilobita)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailia

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1974Kailia Chang
2002Kailia Jell and Adrain p. 391
2002Kailia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
in Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Nanking Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo [Acad. Sinica, Nanking Inst. Geol. Paleont. (Ed.)], Xinan diqu di gushengwu tuce. [A handbook of the stratigraphy and Palaeontology in southwest China.] Science Press, Peking - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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