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Megapalaeolenus quadratus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Palaeolenidae

Taxonomy
Megapalaeolenus quadratus was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yuejiaping, bed 6, which is in a Duyunian deep subtidal shelf marl/limestone in the Wangjiadian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Megapalaeolenus quadratus Yang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyPalaeolenidaeHupé 1953
genusMegapalaeolenusChang 1966
speciesquadratus

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Megapalaeolenus quadratus Yang et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available