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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).
It was assigned to Ogygiocaridinae by Fortey and Owens (1978); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Merlinia Fortey and Owens p. 253 |
| 2002 | Merlinia Jell and Adrain p. 405 |
| 2002 | Merlinia Sepkoski |
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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