Leanchoilia
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| Leanchoilia superlata
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| Reconstruction of Leanchoilia superlata
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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†Megacheira
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| Order:
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†Leanchoilida
Størmer, 1944
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| Family:
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†Leanchoiliidae
Raymond, 1935
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| Genus:
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†Leanchoilia
Walcott, 1912
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| Type species
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†Leanchoilia superlata
Walcott, 1912
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| Other species
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- †Leanchoilia illecebrosa (Hou, 1987)
- †Leanchoilia obesa He et al., 2017
- †Leanchoilia persephone Simonetta, 1970
- †Leanchoilia protogonia Simonetta, 1970
- †Leanchoilia robisoni Babcock et al., 2012
- †Leanchoilia? hanceyi Briggs et al., 2008
(but see text)
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| Synonyms
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- Bidentia Walcott, 1912
- Dianchia Luo & Hu, 1997
- Zhongxinia Luo & Hu, 1997
- Apiocephalus Luo & Hu, 1999
- Bidentia difficilis Walcott, 1912
- Emeraldella micrura Walcott, 1912
- Leanchoilia amphiction Simonetta, 1970
- Leanchoilia major Walcott, 1931
Synonyms of L. illecebrosa - Alalcomenaeus? illecebrosus Hou, 1987
- Dianchia mirabilis Luo & Hu, 1997
- Leancholilia asiatica Luo & Hu, 1997
- Yohoia siniensis Luo & Hu, 1997
- Zhongxinia speciosa Luo & Hu, 1997
- Apiocephalus elegans Luo & Hu, 1999
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Leanchoilia is a megacheiran marine arthropod known from Cambrian deposits of the Burgess Shale in Canada and the Chengjiang biota of China.