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Acidiphorus williamsi

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Eleutherocentrus williamsi was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18032-3.]. Its type specimen is YPM 18031, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 13, Round Hill, Zone "J", which is in a Blackhillsian shallow subtidal limestone/chert in the Garden City Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Goniotelina.

It was recombined as Goniotelina williamsi by Whittington (1953) and Neuman and Bruton (1974); it was recombined as Acidiphorus williamsi by Brett and Westrop (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Goniotelina williamsi Whittington p. 17
1974Goniotelina williamsi Neuman and Bruton
1996Acidiphorus williamsi Brett and Westrop p. 421

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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
genusAcidiphorus
specieswilliamsi()

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.

Acidiphorus williamsi Ross 1951
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Diagnosis
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