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Leptodus cancriniformis
Taxonomy
Leptodus cancriniformis was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43698 and is a mold. Its type locality is Zhongling Section M1-9, Nayong County, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal horizon in China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Leptodus cancriniformis Liao p. 263 figs. Pl 5, figs 42-43 |
| 1995 | Leptodus cancriniformis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 11, fig 5 |
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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.
†Leptodus cancriniformis Liao 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | China (Chongqing) | Leptodus cancriniformis (156834) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Sichuan) | Leptodus cancriniformis (156809) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Leptodus cancriniformis (105918) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Chongqing) | Leptodus cancriniformis (156847 156860 156863) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Leptodus cancriniformis (112132 type locality: 112349 117481) |