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Calodiscus helena

Agnostida - Calodiscidae

Taxonomy
Microdiscus helena was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 18361 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Calodiscus helena by Lemke (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Microdiscus helena Walcott p. 40
2020Calodiscus helena Lemke p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyCalodiscidaeKobayashi 1943
genusCalodiscusHowell 1935
specieshelena()

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.

Calodiscus helena Walcott 1890
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Diagnosis
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