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Eoshumardia cylindrica

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Taxonomy
Eoshumardia cylindrica was named by Shergold (1971). Its type specimen is CPC 9768, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gola Beds B750, which is in a Franconian/Trempealeauan marine lime mudstone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Eoshumardia cylindrica Shergold p. 65 figs. Pl. 18, fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907
genusEoshumardia
speciescylindrica

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Eoshumardia cylindrica Shergold 1971
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Diagnosis
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