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Benthamaspis conica

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Benthamaspis conica was named by Fortey (1979) [Paratypes: cranidia, GSC 56874-5; pygidia, GSC 56876-7; librigena, GSC 56878.]. Its type specimen is GSC 56873, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Catoche Formation type section, which is in a Cassinian open shallow subtidal limestone/dolomite in the Catoche Formation of Canada.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Oculomagnus obreptus Lochman p. 541 figs. Pl. 62, fig. 6-7
1979Benthamaspis conica Fortey p. 102 figs. Pl. 35, fig. 1, 3, 10
1979Benthamaspis obrepta Fortey p. 102
1989Benthamaspis hintzei Boyce p. 56 figs. Pl. 32, fig. 4
1989Benthamaspis obrepta Dean p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurellinaeHupe 1953
genusBenthamaspisPoulsen 1946
speciesconica

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.

†Benthamaspis conica Fortey 1979
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Invalid names: Benthamaspis hintzei Boyce 1989 [synonym], Oculomagnus obreptus Lochman 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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