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Lecanopyge prolifica

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenuridae

Taxonomy
Lecanopyge prolifica was named by Rasetti (1944). Its type specimen is Laval Univ. 1133-a, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Lecanopyge prolifica Rasetti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
familyIllaenuridaeVodges 1890
genusLecanopygeRaymond 1937
speciesprolifica

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.

Lecanopyge prolifica Rasetti 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 06:28:57
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:28:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Trempealeauan to the top of the Sunwaptan or 492.50000 to 487.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Lecanopyge prolifica (81287)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Lecanopyge prolifica (224142)