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Leonaspis (Acanthalomina) minuta

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Acidaspis minuta was named by Barrande (1852).

It was recombined as Acanthalomina minuta by Prantl and Pribyl (1949); it was recombined as Leonaspis (Acanthalomina) minuta by Churkin (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Acidaspis minuta Barrande figs. 37, figs. 18-22
1949Acanthalomina minuta Prantl and Pribyl p. 164 figs. 4, pl. 1, figs. 26-29, pi. 10, figs. 6, 7
1961Leonaspis (Acanthalomina) minuta Churkin, Jr. p. 171 figs. P1. 35, figs. 1-4

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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
genusLeonaspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949
subgenusAcanthalomina
speciesminuta(Barrande 1852)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62USA (California) Leonaspis minuta (214346)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Prague) Acanthalomina minuta (76480)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (California) Leonaspis minuta (229581)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Acanthalomina minuta (14109)