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Minupeltis conservator

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Minupeltis conservator was named by Palmer (1960). Its type specimen is USNM 136905, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Minupeltis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Minupeltis conservator Palmer p. 98 figs. Pl. 10, fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusMinupeltis
speciesconservator

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Minupeltis conservator Palmer 1960
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Diagnosis
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