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Monanocephalus zhongtiaoshanensis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Monanocephalus zhongtiaoshanensis was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shuiyu, Zhongtiao Mountains, lower bed 25, which is in a Taijangian carbonate limestone/shale in the Hsuchuang Formation of China. It is the type species of Monanocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Monanocephalus zhongtiaoshanensis Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusMonanocephalus
specieszhongtiaoshanensis

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Monanocephalus zhongtiaoshanensis Zhang et al. 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available