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Metacanthina barrandei

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Cryphaeus barrandei was named by de Tromelin and Lebesconte (1876). It is the type species of Metacanthina.

It was recombined as Metacanthina barrandei by Pillet (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Cryphaeus barrandei de Tromelin and Lebesconte
1954Metacanthina barrandei Pillet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusMetacanthinaPillet 1954
speciesbarrandei(de Tromelin and Lebesconte 1876)

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.

Metacanthina barrandei de Tromelin and Lebesconte 1876
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Diagnosis
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