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Leiaspis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Tsinaniidae

Taxonomy
Leiaspis was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Leiaspis shuiyuensis.

It was assigned to Tsinaniidae by Zhang et al. (1980).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Leiaspis Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderIllaeninaJaanusson 1959
familyTsinaniidaeKobayashi 1933
genusLeiaspis

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.

G. †Leiaspis Zhang et al. 1980
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Leiaspis concavolimbata Zhang et al. 1980
Leiaspis shuiyuensis Zhang et al. 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:38:48
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:38:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Shanxi) L. shuiyuensis, L. concavolimbata (125220)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Henan) L. sp. (129010 129128)