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Metaacidaspis beigongensis

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichakephalidae

Taxonomy
Metaacidaspis beigongensis was named by Qiu (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jingxian, unit 4, which is in a Niuchehean marine limestone/shale in the Tangcun Formation of China. It is the type species of Metaacidaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Metaacidaspis beigongensis Qiu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichakephalidaeTripp 1957
genusMetaacidaspis
speciesbeigongensis

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Diagnosis
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