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Diacanthaspis lepidus
Taxonomy
Diacanthaspis lepidus was named by Whittington (1956) [Paratypes: USNM 116518a-c]. Its type specimen is USNM 116517, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 2. edge of quarry, just north of RR tracks ΒΌ mile west of Strasburg Junction, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Diacanthaspis lepidus Whittington p. 216 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 1, 4, 7, 9 |
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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.
†Diacanthaspis lepidus Whittington 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available