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Taxonomy
Acaste birminghamensis was named by Norford (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 172855, a cephalon/head (partial cephalon, internal mold,), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southeastern outskirts of Birmingham, which is in an Aeronian marine sandstone/shale in the Red Mountain Formation of Georgia. It is the type species of Llandovacaste.
It was recombined as Llandovacaste birminghamensis by Edgecombe (1993).
It was recombined as Llandovacaste birminghamensis by Edgecombe (1993).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Acaste birminghamensis Norford |
| 1993 | Llandovacaste birminghamensis Edgecombe p. 539 figs. 1.13-1.17 |
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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.
†Llandovacaste birminghamensis Norford 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available