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Leiodus
Taxonomy
Leiodus was named by Saint John and Worthen (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451]. Its type is Leiodus calcaratus.
It was assigned to Orodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963) and Zangerl (1981); to Orodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leiodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Orodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963) and Zangerl (1981); to Orodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leiodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
Species
L. calcaratus (type species), L. grossipunctatus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1875 | Leiodus Saint John and Worthen |
| 1902 | Leiodus Hay p. 296 |
| 1963 | Leiodus Jordan p. 595 |
| 1981 | Leiodus Zangerl p. 94 |
| 2002 | Leiodus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Leiodus Ginter et al. p. 116 |
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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.
G. †Leiodus Saint John and Worthen 1875
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†Leiodus calcaratus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Leiodus grossipunctatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available