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Leanchoilia superlata

Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae

Taxonomy
Leanchoilia superlata was named by Walcott (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Leanchoilia superlata Walcott
2008Leanchoilia superlata Briggs et al. p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
classMegacheira
orderLeanchoiliidaStørmer 1944
familyLeanchoiliidaeRaymond 1935
genusLeanchoiliaWalcott 1912
speciessuperlataWalcott 1912

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.

Leanchoilia superlata Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:54:27
Modified: 2014-07-17 14:50:05
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Leanchoilia superlata (84412 84418 84420 84421 84422 84424 84425 84426 84427 84429 84432 84433 84436)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Leanchoilia superlata (80122)