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Leonaspis leonhardi

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Odontopleura leonhardi was named by Barrande (1846). It is the type species of Leonaspis.

It was recombined as Leonaspis leonhardi by Bruton (1966), Bruton (1967), Ramsköld and Chatterton (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Leonaspis leonhardi Bruton
1967Leonaspis leonhardi Bruton
1991Leonaspis leonhardi Ramsköld and Chatterton p. 357

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusLeonaspisRichter and Richter 1917
speciesleonhardi(Barrande 1846)

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.

†Leonaspis leonhardi Barrande 1846
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:04:39
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:04:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Pridoli or 430.60000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czech Republic Leonaspis leonhardi (14054)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czech Republic Leonaspis leonhardi (14104)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Morocco Leonaspis leonhardi (27030)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Spain Leonaspis leonhardi (13917)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czech Republic Leonaspis leonhardi (14057 14068 14072 14108 14156)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czech Republic Leonaspis leonhardi (13896)