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Nyterops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Nyterops was named by Struve (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Phacops (Phacops) nyter.

It was reranked as Geesops (Nyterops) by Basse (1997).

It was assigned to Geesops by Basse (1997); to Phacopidae by Ernst and Bohatý (2009); and to Phacopinae by Van Viersen and Koppka (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Nyterops Struve
1997Geesops (Nyterops) Basse
2009Nyterops Ernst and Bohatý
2021Nyterops Van Viersen and Koppka p. 51

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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
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusNyteropsStruve 1972

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. †Nyterops Struve 1972
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Nyterops hollandi Van Viersen 2007
Nyterops nyter Struve 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available