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Pulvinocephalus (Pulvinocephalus)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Pulvinocephalus (Pulvinocephalus) Feist pp. 12 - 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPulvinocephalus
subgenusPulvinocephalus

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.

Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist 2019Glabella low, with flat median profile, not overhanging anterior border furrow; anterior border inflated, protruding, widest opposite anterior axial furrows (exsag.), genal field without eyes, suture running onto cheek anteriorly; vincular furrow very shallow and long, with ill-defined posterior edge; postvincular doublure short, flat; pygidium transverse with evenly rounded posterior outline, narrow axis with 5 flat rings, inclined behind, merging with postaxial region; pleural field with 4 ribs not reaching margin.