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Lioharpes morocconensis

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Lioharpes morocconensis was named by Johnson (2024). Its type specimen is NHMUK It 29271 (1), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Lioharpes morocconensis Johnson p. 56 figs. Pl.11A-M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusLioharpesWhittington 1950
speciesmorocconensis

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.

Lioharpes morocconensis Johnson 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. G. Johnson 2024Glabella anteriorly tapered with no carination and axial furrows convex. S1 sloping backwards, before curving forward. Occipital furrow medially bent forward, eye ridge poorly defined. Genal roll with caeca and brim perforations moderately large and becoming smaller away from girder. Well-developed caeca crossing brim. Genal prolongations moderately short and internal rims subparallel.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-01-21 04:51:23
Modified: 2010-02-08 08:42:17
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available