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Leonaspis (Leonaspis)

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Leonaspis (Leonaspis) Ramsköld and Chatterton

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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
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusLeonaspisRichter and Richter 1917
subgenusLeonaspis

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.

Subg. †Leonaspis (Leonaspis) Ramsköld and Chatterton 1991
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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: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 419.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Bolivia (La Paz) Leonaspis berryi, Leonaspis chacaltayana (37052)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Leonaspis issoumourensis (150360)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47France (Alsace) Leonaspis sp. (40505)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47France (Alsace) Leonaspis britannica (40065 40068 40069)