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Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae

Taxonomy
Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae was named by Smith and Selden (2025). It is not extant. Its type locality is Smotrych River, which is in a Homerian/Gorstian peritidal dolomite in the Ustya Formation of Ukraine. It is the type species of Smotrychaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae Smith and Selden

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
genusSmotrychaspis
specieskurtopleurae

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†Smotrychaspis kurtopleurae Smith and Selden 2025
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Diagnosis
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