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Monkaspididae

Trilobita - Monkaspididae

Taxonomy
Monkaspididae was named by Kobayashi (1935). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Peng et al. (2004); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Monkaspididae Kobayashi
2004Monkaspididae Peng et al.
2011Monkaspididae Adrain p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyMonkaspididaeKobayashi 1935
familyMonkaspididaeKobayashi 1935

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.

Fm. †Monkaspididae Kobayashi 1935
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G. †Liaoningaspis Chu 1959
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Liaoningaspis zhongjingensis Zhang and Wang 1986
G. †Liaoningella Lu and Qian 1983
G. †Metopotropis Opik 1967
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Metopotropis sinensis Peng et al. 2004
G. †Monkaspis Kobayashi 1935
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Monkaspis daulis Walcott 1905
Monkaspis quadrata Yang 1977
Monkaspis serratus Meng 1977
Invalid names: Kushanopyge Chu 1959 [synonym]
G. †Nomadinis Opik 1967
G. †Walcottaspidella Chu 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available