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Gondwanaspis mrirtensis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Gondwanaspis mrirtensis was named by Feist (2002) [= “Dudleyaspis” aff. harborti (Richter, 1909); Feist and Schindler 1994: 211, pl. 4: 1–2.]. Its type specimen is UM2−RF 170, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mrirt area, which is in a Frasnian carbonate lime mudstone in the Bou Nebedou Formation of Morocco.

It was recombined as Taemasaspis mrirtensis by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Gondwanaspis mrirtensis Feist p. 205 figs. 2A, B, E, G, H.
2002Taemasaspis mrirtensis Jell and Adrain p. 379
2007Gondwanaspis mrirtensis Feist and McNamara p. 784

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAcidaspidinaeSalter 1864
genusGondwanaspis
speciesmrirtensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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