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Oryctocephalidae

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Synonyms
  • Cheiruroididae was named by Zhang (1963). It is not extant.

    It was considered an invalid subgroup of Oryctocephalidae by Adrain (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Oryctocephalidae Beecher
1963Cheiruroididae Zhang
1979Oryctocephalidae Palmer and Halley p. 83
1994Oryctocephalidae Sundberg p. 31
1997Oryctocephalidae Sundberg and McCollum p. 1071
1997Oryctocephalidae Whittington et al. p. 298
2003Oryctocephalidae Sundberg and McCollum p. 345
2006Oryctocephalidae Sundberg p. 67
2011Oryctocephalidae Adrain p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyOryctocephalidaeBeecher 1897
familyOryctocephalidaeBeecher 1897

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. †Oryctocephalidae Beecher 1897
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G. †Arthricocephalus Bergeron 1899
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†Arthricocephalus chauveaui Bergeron 1899
†Arthricocephalus tenuis Zhang and Zhou 1985
G. †Balangia Chien 1961
G. †Barklyella Shergold 1969
G. †Changaspis Lee 1961
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†Changaspis elongata Lee 1961
†Changaspis placenta Zhang et al. 1980
†Changaspis taihuensis Zhang and Zhou 1985
†Changaspis transversus Yang et al. 1993
G. †Cheiruroides Kobayashi 1935
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†Cheiruroides arcticus Chernysheva 1962
G. †Curvoryctocephalus Zhao and Yuan 2002
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†Curvoryctocephalus taijiangensis Zhao and Yuan 2002
G. †Duyunaspis Zhang and Qian 1977
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†Duyunaspis duyunensis Zhang and Qian 1977
†Duyunaspis laevigatus Zhang et al. 1980
†Duyunaspis obesis Zhang et al. 1980
†Duyunaspis songtaoensis Qian and Lin 1977
G. †Euarthricocephalus Ju 1983
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†Euarthricocephalus taijiangensis Zhou and Yuan 2002
G. †Feilongshania Zhang et al. 1980
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†Feilongshania brevica Zhang et al. 1980
†Feilongshania shichangensis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Hunanocephalus Lee 1963
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Subg. †Hunanocephalus (Duotingia) Chow 1974
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†Duotingia taihuensis Zhang and Zhou 1985
G. †Kunshanaspis Zhang and Zhou 1985
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†Kunshanaspis suzhouensis Zhang and Zhou 1985
G. †Lancastria Kobayashi 1935
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†Lancastria roddyi Resser and Howell 1938
Invalid names: Chienaspis Suvorova 1964 [synonym], Goldfieldia Palmer 1964 [synonym], Pseudolancastria Lee 1963 [synonym]
G. †Metabalangia Zhang et al. 1980
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†Metabalangia yupingensis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Metarthricocephalus Zhao and Yuan 2002
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†Metarthricocephalus spinosus Zhao and Yuan 2002
G. †Opsiosoryctocephalus Sundberg 1994
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†Opsiosoryctocephalus ophis Sundberg 1994
G. †Oryctocara Walcott 1908
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†Oryctocara geikiei Walcott 1908
G. †Oryctocare Tomashpolskaya 1961
Subfm. †Oryctocarinae Hupé 1953
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G. †Microryctocara Sundberg and McCollum 1997
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†Microryctocara nevadensis Sundberg and McCollum 1997
G. †Ovatoryctocara Chernysheva 1960
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†Ovatoryctocara granulata Chernysheva 1960
G. †Oryctocephalina Tomashpolskaya 1961
Subfm. †Oryctocephalinae Beecher 1897
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G. †Oryctocephalites Resser 1939
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†Parachangaspis haopingensis Yang et al. 1993
†Oryctocephalites gelasinus Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites incertus Tchernysheva 1962
†Oryctocephalites kueizhouensis Lu and Chien 1974
†Oryctocephalites limbatus Tchernysheva 1962
†Oryctocephalites opiki Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites palmeri Sundberg and McCollum 1997
†Oryctocephalites rasettii Sundberg and McCollum 1997
†Oryctocephalites resseri Rasetti 1951
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Invalid names: Oryctocephalites walcotti Resser 1938 [synonym]
†Oryctocephalites runcinatus Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites sulcatus Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites vicinus Tchernysheva 1962
G. †Oryctocephalus Walcott 1886
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†Oryctocephalus americanus Sundberg and McCollum 2003
†Oryctocephalus elongatus Zhao et al. 1997
†Oryctocephalus incurvus Lu and Chien 1974
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Invalid names: Oryctocephalus kobayashii Saito 1934 [objective synonym]
†Oryctocephalus nyensis Palmer and Halley 1979
†Oryctocephalus primus Walcott 1886
†Oryctocephalus reticulatus Lermontova 1940
†Oryctocephalus reynoldsiformis Lermontova 1940
G. †Tonkinella Mansuy 1916
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†Tonkinella breviceps Kobayashi 1934
†Tonkinella spinosa Sundberg 2006
†Tonkinella valida Tchernysheva 1962
G. †Oryctocephaloides Zhang et al. 1980
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†Oryctocephaloides convexus Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Oryctocephalops Lermontova 1940
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†Oryctocephalops frischenfeldi Lermontova 1940
†Oryctocephalops guizhouensis Zhao and Yuan 2002
†Oryctocephalops tongrenensis Lu and Qian 1938
G. †Paleooryctocephalus Repina 1964
G. †Protoryctocephalus Chow 1974
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†Protoryctocephalus balangensis Zhao and Yuan 2002
G. †Sandoveria Shergold 1969
G. †Shabaella Qian and Sun 1977
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†Shabaella convexa Ju 1983
†Shabaella fengzuensis Lu and Lin 1983
G. †Shergoldiella Geyer 2006
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†Shergoldiella vincenti Geyer 2006
G. †Thoracocare Robison and Campbell 1974
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†Thoracocare idahoensis Resser 1939
Invalid names: Cheiruroididae Zhang 1963 [invalid subgroup], Tonkinellinae Reed 1934 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available