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Heliopyge

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Heliopyge was named by Haas and Mensink (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 983]. It is not extant. Its type is Asteropyge (Comura) helios.

It was reranked as Neocalmonia (Heliopyge) by Haas (1970).

It was assigned to Neocalmonia by Haas (1970); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Acastidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asteropyginae by Van Viersen and Vanherle (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Neocalmonia (Heliopyge) Haas
1970Heliopyge Haas and Mensink pp. 155-211
2002Heliopyge Jell and Adrain
2002Heliopyge Sepkoski
2018Heliopyge Van Viersen and Vanherle p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusHeliopygeHaas and Mensink 1970

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. †Heliopyge Haas and Mensink 1970
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Heliopyge helios Richter and Richter 1926
Heliopyge sharudensis Pillet 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available