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Hydrocephalus vikensis

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Paradoxididae

Taxonomy
Hydrocephalus vikensis was named by Rushton and Weidner (2007) [= ?1936 Paradoxides sp. No. 4 Westergård, pl. 7, fig. 13]. Its type specimen is NRM Ar60130 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. donayrei, H. lyelli, H. mandiki, H. minor, H. rotundatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Hydrocephalus vikensis Rushton and Weidner p. 396 figs. pl. 1, figs 11–15; pl. 2, figs 1, 3–8; pl. 3, figs 1?, 2?, 3–5, 8–19; non pl. 3, figs 6, 7?
2023Hydrocephalus vikensis Weidner et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyParadoxididaeEmmrich 1839
genusHydrocephalusBrongniart 1822
speciesvikensisRushton and Weidner 2007

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.

†Hydrocephalus vikensis Rushton and Weidner 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available