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Dicranopeltis tricornis

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Dicranopeltis tricornis was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1986). Its type specimen is PA 18082, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/shale in the Fukata Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Dicranopeltis tricornis Kobayashi and Hamada p. 458 figs. Pl 92, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeDicranopeltini
genusDicranopeltisHawle and Corda 1847
speciestricornis

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.

Dicranopeltis tricornis Kobayashi and Hamada 1986
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Diagnosis
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