Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Leioshumardia

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Taxonomy
Leioshumardia was named by Whittington (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llvi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 726,795]. Its type is Leioshumardia minima.

It was assigned to Shumardiidae by Whittington (1965); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. minima (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Leioshumardia Whittington p. 330
2002Leioshumardia Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907
genusLeioshumardia

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.

G. †Leioshumardia Whittington 1965
show all | hide all
Leioshumardia minima Whittington 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:33:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:33:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) L. minima (104800 104861)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) L. minima (104862)