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Litocephalus magnus

Trilobita - Olenida - Aphelaspidae

Taxonomy
Litocephalus magnus was named by Palmer (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 141658, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Litocephalus magnus Palmer p. 63 figs. Pl. 10, fig. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyAphelaspidae(Palmer 1960)
genusLitocephalusResser 1937
speciesmagnus

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Litocephalus magnus Palmer 1965
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Diagnosis
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