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Leurostega aphelix

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Leurostega aphelix was named by Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968). Its type specimen is USNM 159004, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM 16002b, Tinu Formation, Oaxaca, Mexico - Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968, which is in the Tremadoc of limestone/shale the Tinu Formation Mexico. It is the type species of Leurostega.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Leurostega aphelix Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 792

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPelturinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusLeurostega
speciesaphelix

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Leurostega aphelix Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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Diagnosis
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