Protopresbynileus Hintze 1954

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Alternative spelling: Presbynileus (Protopresbynileus)

Synonym: Pseudonileus Hintze 1953 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Asaphidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Fortey 1975, Fortey and Droser 1999, Hintze 1954 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anataphrus, Asaphellus, Asaphinae, Atopasaphus, Aulacoparia, Australopyge, Basilicus, Bellefontia, Birmanites, Bohemopyge, Borogothus, Brachyaspis, Branisaspis, Burminresia, Ectenaspis, Emanuelaspis, Eoasaphus, Eoisotelus, Fuyunia, Gerasaphes, Gogiura, Griphasaphus, Guohongjunia, Homalopyge, Hunnebergia, Isabelinia, Isotelinae, Isyrakopeltis, Kainisiliellina, Kayseraspis, Klabavia, Kobayashia, Lachnostoma, Lisogorites, Lycophron, Merlinia, Metaptychopyge, Metayuepingia, Nahannia, Neopeltis, Nerudaspis, Nileoides, Ningkianites, Niobides, Niobina, Niobinae, Nobiliasaphinae, Nobiliasaphus, Norasaphus, Norinia, Ogmasaphus, Ogygiinae, Ogyginus, Ogygiocarinae, Ogygiocaris, Ogygites, Ogygitoides, Onchometopus, Parabellefontia, Paramegalaspis, Paratamdaspis, Penchiopsis, Plectasaphus, Popovkiaspis, Presbynileus, Priceaspis, Proasaphus, Promegalaspidinae, Proscharyia, Protoptychopyge, Pseudasaphus, Pseudoasaphus, Pseudogriphasaphus, Pseudogygites, Pseudoptyocephalus, Psilocephalina, Ptychopyge, Ptychopyginae, Ptyocephalus, Sanbernardaspis, Stegnopsis, Stenorhachis, Suriaspis, Tchukeraspis, Thysanopyge, Trigonocerca, Trigonocercella, Valdaites, Vogdesia, Xenasaphus, Xenostegium, Zhenganites, Zuninaspis

Subtaxa: Presbynileus (Protopresbynileus) glaber Protopresbynileus divergens Protopresbynileus willdeni

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Distribution:

• Ordovician of Iran (1 collection), Norway (1), United States (23: California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah)

• Arenig of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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