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Borthaspidella gaspensis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Borthaspidella gaspensis was named by Rasetti (1954) [Paratypes: USNM 123464, MCZ 5132.]. Its type specimen is USNM 123463, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cap-des-Rosiers, Gaspe, which is in a Trempealeauan/Gasconadian carbonate grainstone/shale in the Anse du Crapaud Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Borthaspidella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Borthaspidella gaspensis Rasetti p. 587 figs. Pl. 60, fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusBorthaspidella
speciesgaspensis

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Borthaspidella gaspensis Rasetti 1954
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Diagnosis
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