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Metaleiolichas tuberculatus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Metaleiolichas tuberculatus was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1987). Its type specimen is PA 18093, 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Metaleiolichas tuberculatus Kobayashi and Hamada p. 113 figs. Pl 3.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusMetaleiolichas
speciestuberculatus

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Metaleiolichas tuberculatus Kobayashi and Hamada 1987
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Diagnosis
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