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Protopresbynileus divergens

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Protopresbynileus divergens was named by Fortey et al. (2024). Its type specimen is LACMIP 42370.24, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 42370, Badger Flat, Inyo Mountains, which is in a Blackhillsian deep-water shale/limestone in the Al Rose Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. figs. Figure 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusProtopresbynileusHintze 1954
speciesdivergens

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.

†Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
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