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Diaphanometopus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Diaphanometopidae

Taxonomy
Diaphanometopus was named by Schmidt (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren O Llvi]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Diaphanometopidae.

It was assigned to Diaphanometopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Diaphanometopus Schmidt
2002Diaphanometopus Jell and Adrain p. 469
2002Diaphanometopus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
familyDiaphanometopidaeJaanusson 1959
genusDiaphanometopusSchmidt 1881

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. †Diaphanometopus Schmidt 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available