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Bailiaspis elegans

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Conocephalites elegans was named by Hartt (1868).

It was recombined as Conocoryphe elegans by Matthew (1885); it was recombined as Bailiaspis elegans by Resser (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Conocephalites elegans Hartt p. 650
1885Conocoryphe elegans Matthew p. 115 figs. pl. I, figs. 28-33
1936Bailiaspis elegans Resser pp. 18 - 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusBailiaspis
specieselegans(Hartt 1868)

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.

Bailiaspis elegans Hartt 1868
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Diagnosis
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