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Leonaspis wellingtonensis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Leonaspis wellingtonensis was named by Chatterton et al. (1979). Its type specimen is ANU 35254, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a cast.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Leonaspis wellingtonensis Chatterton et al. p. 824 figs. Pl. 110, fig. 2

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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
specieswellingtonensis

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 wellingtonensis Chatterton et al. 1979
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Leonaspis wellingtonensis (69318 69319 69320 69323 69325 69326 69328 69330 69331 69332 69333 69334 69335 69340)