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Orphanaspis

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Orphanaspis was named by Prantl and Pribyl (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m D m Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Odontopleurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Orphanaspis Prantl and Pribyl
2002Orphanaspis Jell and Adrain p. 415
2002Orphanaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusOrphanaspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949

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. †Orphanaspis Prantl and Pribyl 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available