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Leioshumardia minima

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Taxonomy
Leioshumardia minima was named by Whittington (1965). Its type specimen is GSC 18450, a cephalothorax (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Leioshumardia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Leioshumardia minima Whittington p. 331 figs. Pl. 17, figs. 9, 10, 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907
genusLeioshumardia
speciesminima

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Leioshumardia minima Whittington 1965
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Diagnosis
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