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Praelepas
Taxonomy
Praelepas was named by Chernyshev (1930). Its type is Praelepas jaworskii.
It was assigned to Praelepadidae by Brooks et al. (1969), Schram (1975) and Chan et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Praelepadidae by Brooks et al. (1969), Schram (1975) and Chan et al. (2021).
Species
P. jaworskii (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Praelepas Chernyshev |
| 1969 | Praelepas Brooks et al. p. R275 |
| 1975 | Praelepas Schram p. 928 |
| 2021 | Praelepas Chan et al. |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. R. Schram 1975 | Capitulum with five chitinous plates. Scutal umbones subcentral. Tergal umbones apical. Carina semiconical, umbone apical. Peduncle naked. |
Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available