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Metapliomerops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Metapliomerops was named by Kobayashi (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: O l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pilekiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Pilekiinae by Perez-Peris et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Metapliomerops Kobayashi
2002Metapliomerops Jell and Adrain pp. 406, 476
2002Metapliomerops Sepkoski
2021Metapliomerops Perez-Peris et al. p. 859

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPilekiinae(Sdzuy 1955)
genusMetapliomeropsKobayashi 1934

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. †Metapliomerops Kobayashi 1934
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Metapliomerops extenuata Raymond 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available