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Leanchoilia protogonia

Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae

Taxonomy
Leanchoilia protogonia was named by Simonetta (1970) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; North America.]. Its type specimen is USNM 155648, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Leanchoilia protogonia Simonetta p. 38 figs. pl. 4, fig. 2
2008Leanchoilia protogonia Briggs et al. p. 247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
classMegacheira
orderLeanchoiliidaStørmer 1944
familyLeanchoiliidaeRaymond 1935
genusLeanchoiliaWalcott 1912
speciesprotogoniaSimonetta 1970

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Leanchoilia protogonia Simonetta 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:54:27
Modified: 2014-07-17 14:50:05
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 513.00000 to 501.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0USA (Utah) Leanchoilia protogonia (80124)
Marjumian513.0 - 498.5USA (Utah) Leanchoilia protogonia (230679)