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Minupeltis definita

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Minupeltis definita was named by Palmer (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 141771, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Minupeltis definita Palmer p. 86 figs. Pl. 18, fig. 20
2002Minupeltis definita Jell and Adrain p. 86 figs. Pl. 18, fig. 20

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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
speciesdefinita

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Minupeltis definita Palmer 1965
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