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Merlinia

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Merlinia was named by Fortey and Owens (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 378]. Its type is Merlinia rhyakos.

It was assigned to Ogygiocaridinae by Fortey and Owens (1978); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Merlinia Fortey and Owens p. 253
2002Merlinia Jell and Adrain p. 405
2002Merlinia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOgygiocaridinaeRaymond 1937
genusMerlinia

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. †Merlinia Fortey and Owens 1978
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Merlinia major Salter 1866
Merlinia megacantha Leanza 1941
Merlinia murchisoniae Murchison 1839
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Invalid names: Merlinia menapiensis Hicks 1873 [synonym], Merlinia solvensis Hicks 1873 [synonym]
Merlinia rhyakos Fortey and Owens 1978
Merlinia selwynii Salter and in Murchison 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available