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Pterocephaliidae

Trilobita - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Pterocephalidae Kobayashi
1935Pterocephaliidae Kobayashi
1959Petrocephaliidae Harrington et al. p. 256
1997Pterocephaliidae Whittington et al. p. 301
2004Pterocephaliidae Paterson and Laurie p. 98
2011Pterocephaliidae Adrain p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyPterocephaliidaeKobayashi 1935
familyPterocephaliidaeKobayashi 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. †Pterocephaliidae Kobayashi 1935
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G. †Anechocephalus Palmer 1960
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†Anechocephalus spinosus Palmer 1965
Subfm. †Aphelaspidinae Palmer 1960
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G. †Rybniites Varlamov 2006
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Subg. †Rybniites (Rybniites) Varlamov et al. 2006
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†Rybniites (Rybniites) borealis Lermontova 1940
G. †Beigongia Qiu 1983
G. †Bromella Palmer 1965
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†Bromella veritas Palmer 1965
G. †Cilia Peng 1992
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†Cilia plectrifera Peng 1992
G. †Flabellocephalus Jinlin and Shaoxin 1984
G. †Housia Walcott 1916
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†Housia ovata Palmer 1960
†Housia vacuna Walcott 1890
†Housia varro Walcott 1916
Subfm. †Housiinae Hupé 1953
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G. †Parahousia Palmer 1960
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†Parahousia constricta Palmer 1960
†Parahousia subequalis Palmer 1965
G. †Prehousia Palmer 1960
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†Prehousia alata Palmer 1960
†Prehousia diverta Palmer 1965
†Prehousia impolita Palmer 1965
†Prehousia indenta Palmer 1965
†Prehousia prima Palmer 1965
†Prehousia semicircularis Palmer 1960
G. †Jubileia Kobayashi 1938
G. †Labiostrella Rozova 1964
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†Labiostrella superna Rozova 1968
†Labiostrella vera Rozova 1964
G. †Lunacephalus Ivshin 1962
G. †Luotuolingia Lu and Qian 1983
G. †Metachangshania Duan 1966
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†Metachangshania brachypyga Choi et al. 2008
G. †Morosa Palmer 1960
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†Morosa bothra Stitt 1971
†Morosa brevispina Palmer 1965
†Morosa extensa Palmer 1965
†Morosa longispina Palmer 1960
G. †Paramaladioidella Lu and Zhu 1980
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†Paramaladioidella subconica Lu and Zhu 1980
G. †Pauciella Rozova 1964
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†Pauciella prima Lazarenko 1960
G. †Pedinaspis Ivshin 1962
G. †Pedinocephalites Rozova 1964
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†Pedinocephalites divulgatus Lazarenko 1960
†Pedinocephalites minimus Rozova 1964
G. †Pelicephalus Kurtz 1975
G. †Plesiocilia Yuan and Yin 1998
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†Plesiocilia minuta Yuan and Yin 1998
G. †Proapatokephaloides Ergaliev 1980
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G. †Prodikelocephalites Yuan and Yin 1998
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†Prodikelocephalites mesembrinus Yuan and Yin 1998
G. †Protemnites Whitehouse 1939
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G. †Pseudaphelaspis Lu and Zhu 1980
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†Pseudaphelaspis latus Lu and Zhu 1980
†Pseudaphelaspis obscurus Lu and Zhu 1980
†Pseudaphelaspis transversus Lu and Zhu 1980
Subfm. †Pterocephaliinae Palmer 1960
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G. †Cernuolimbus Palmer 1960
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†Cernuolimbus arcticus Palmer 1968
†Cernuolimbus depressus Palmer 1960
†Cernuolimbus granulosus Palmer 1965
†Cernuolimbus laevifrons Palmer 1965
†Cernuolimbus monilis Stitt et al. 1994
†Cernuolimbus orygmatos Palmer 1960
G. †Pterocephalia Roemer 1849
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†Pterocephalia concava Palmer 1960
†Pterocephalia elongata Palmer 1960
†Pterocephalia punctata Palmer 1965
†Pterocephalia tenura Rozova 1963
†Ptychoparia (Pterocephalus) laticeps Hall and Whitfield 1877
G. †Sigmocheilus Palmer 1960
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†Sigmocheilus compressus Palmer 1968
†Sigmocheilus delicatus Lazarenko 1968
†Sigmocheilus flabellifer Hall and Whitfield 1877
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Invalid names: Sigmocheilus serratus Palmer 1960 [synonym]
†Sigmocheilus grata Resser 1942
G. †Strigambitus Palmer 1965
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†Strigambitus bilobus Palmer 1965
†Strigambitus blepharina Palmer 1965
†Strigambitus transversus Palmer 1965
†Strigambitus utahensis Resser 1942
G. †Pulchricapitus Kurtz 1975
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†Pulchricapitus fetosus Hohensee and Stitt 1989
G. †Stenambon Palmer 1965
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†Stenambon megagranulosus Palmer 1965
G. †Tumicephalus Palmer 1965
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†Tumicephalus depressus Palmer 1965
G. †Uxunella Romanenko 1985
G. †Yangweizhouia Yuan and Yin 1998
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†Yangweizhouia carinata Yuan and Yin 1998
G. †Yingziaspis Zhang 1999
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Invalid names: Pterocephalidae Kobayashi 1935 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available