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Turgicephalus falcatus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Turgicephalus falcatus was named by Fortey (1980). Its type specimen is PMO NF 235, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Turgicephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Turgicephalus falcatus Fortey p. 52 figs. Pl. 7, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusTurgicephalusPribyl 1948
speciesfalcatus

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Turgicephalus falcatus Fortey 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available