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Hillyardina marginauctum

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Hyperbolochilus marginauctum was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18058-60]. Its type specimen is YPM 18057, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 6, Hillyard's Canyon, Zone "F", which is in a Stairsian shallow subtidal horizon in the Garden City Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Hillyardina marginauctum by Boyce (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Hyperbolochilus marginauctum Ross p. 77 figs. Pl. 17, figs. 27, 34, 35
1989Hillyardina marginauctum Boyce p. 34

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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
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
subfamilyHillyardininae
genusHillyardina
speciesmarginauctum()

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.

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Diagnosis
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