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Deiracephalus unicornis

Trilobita - Llanoaspididae

Taxonomy
Deiracephalus unicornis was named by Palmer (1962). Its type specimen is USNM 143189, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Deiracephalus unicornis Palmer pp. F-30 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyLlanoaspididaeLochmann 1944
genusDeiracephalus
speciesunicornis

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Deiracephalus unicornis Palmer 1962
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Diagnosis
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