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Chelediscus

Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Taxonomy
Chelediscus was named by Rushton (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-u Sepkoski's reference number: 462].

It was assigned to Agnostida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Weymouthiidae by Regalado Fernandez and Sour-Tovar (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Chelediscus Rushton
2002Chelediscus Sepkoski
2022Chelediscus Regalado Fernandez and Sour-Tovar

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyWeymouthiidaeKobayashi 1943
genusChelediscus

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.

G. †Chelediscus Rushton 1966
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Chelediscus acifer Rushton 1966
Chelediscus chathamensis Rasetti 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available