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Leonaspis rattei

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Odontopleura rattei was named by Etheridge and Mitchell (1896). Its type specimen is A. M. f. 26524 [lectotype chosen by Chatterton 1971], an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leonaspis rattei by Chatterton (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Odontopleura rattei Etheridge and Mitchell p. 699
1971Leonaspis rattei Chatterton p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusLeonaspisRichter and Richter 1917
speciesrattei(Etheridge and Mitchell 1896)

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 rattei Etheridge and Mitchell 1896
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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: Ludfordian or 425.60000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Leonaspis rattei (25677)