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Leptochilodiscus punctulatus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Taxonomy
Leptochilodiscus punctulatus was named by Rasetti (1966). Its type specimen is USNM 146009 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is cs-4,North Chatham, which is in a Lenian offshore shelf limestone/shale in the Stissing Formation of New York.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Leptochilodiscus punctulatus Rasetti p. 26 figs. Plate 1, figure S ; plate 11, figures 1-7
2022Leptochilodiscus punculatus Regalado Fernandez and Sour-Tovar

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyWeymouthiidaeKobayashi 1943
genusLeptochilodiscusRasetti 1966
speciespunctulatus

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
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 02:47:26
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:47:26
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lenian or 516.00000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lenian516.0 - 508.2USA (New York) Leptochilodiscus punctulatus (type locality: 189 225082)