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Atops

Artiopoda - Atopidae

Taxonomy
Atops was named by Emmons (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Sepkoski's reference number: 80]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Atopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by D. van Oyen on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Atops Emmons
1966Ivshiniellus Korobov
1979Ivshiniellus Osadchaya et al.
2002Atops Jell and Adrain p. 345
2002Atops Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyAtopidaeHupé 1953
genusAtopsEmmons 1844

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. †Atops Emmons 1844
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Atops rupertensis Jell et al. 1992
Invalid names: Ivshiniellus Korobov 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available