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Kepisis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Taxonomy
Kepisis was named by Hu (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: O l Sepkoski's reference number: 694]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Leiostegiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Kepisis Hu
2002Kepisis Jell and Adrain p. 391
2002Kepisis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyLeiostegiidaeBradley 1925
genusKepisisHu 1971

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. †Kepisis Hu 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available