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Mapanopsis

Trilobita - Mapaniidae

Taxonomy
Mapanopsis was named by Chang (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm]. It is not extant. Its type is Mapanopsis expansus.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mapaniidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
M. expansus (type species), M. nimis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Mapanopsis Chang
2002Mapanopsis Jell and Adrain p. 403
2002Mapanopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyMapaniidaeZhang 1963
genusMapanopsisChang 1963

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. †Mapanopsis Chang 1963
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Mapanopsis expansus Chang 1963
Mapanopsis nimis Nan and Chang 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available