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Linguaphillipsia parvula

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Linguaphillipsia parvula was named by Engel and Morris (1996). Its type specimen is AMF 97019a/b, a cephalon/head (external/internal moulds of cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. divergens, L. noetschensis, L. paupercula, L. prymno, L. sanpedroensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Linguaphillipsia parvula Engel and Morris pp. 129 - 130 figs. pl. 2, figs. 9–18, text-fig. 6
2015Linguaphillipsia parvula Vanderlaan and Ebach p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
genusLinguaphillipsiaStubblefield 1948
speciesparvulaEngel and Morris 1996

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.

†Linguaphillipsia parvula Engel and Morris 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. A. Vanderlaan and M. C. Ebach 2015Eyes long, posteriorly placed; S1 distinct, obliquely placed; L1 short and wide. Pygidium triangular, with 11–13 axial rings, 7 pleural ribs; posterior rings and ribs poorly defined.