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Leiostegium goodwinensis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Taxonomy
Leiostegium goodwinensis was named by Ross (1970) [Paratypes: USNM 160845a-c.]. Its type specimen is USNM 160844, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Leiostegium goodwinensis Ross p. 74 figs. Pl. 11, figs. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyLeiostegiidaeBradley 1925
genusLeiostegiumRaymond 1913
speciesgoodwinensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 08:32:32
Modified: 2009-06-10 10:32:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Stairsian or 483.40000 to 481.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7USA (Nevada) Leiostegium goodwinensis (278 104511)