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Ellipsocephaloidea

Trilobita - Redlichiida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Ellipsocephaloidea Lin
2008Ellipsocephaloidea Landing et al. p. 893
2011Ellipsocephaloidea Adrain p. 104
2022Ellipsocephaloidea Cederstrom et al. p. 31
2024Ellipsocephaloidea El Albani et al. p. S7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990

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.

Superfm. †Ellipsocephaloidea Lin 1990
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Fm. †Agraulidae Raymond 1913
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G. †Agaso Cobbold 1934
G. †Agraulos Hawle and Corda 1847
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†Agraulos ceticephalus Barrande 1846
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Invalid names: Agraulos longicephalus Hicks 1872 [synonym]
†Agraulos difformis Angelin 1851
†Agraulos globosus Walcott 1884
†Agraulos quadrangularis Whitfield 1884
†Agraulos selcupicus Rozova 1964
†Agraulos strenuus Billings 1874
†Agraulos transversus Yang et al. 1993
†Agraulos woosteri Whitfield 1878
Invalid names: Agrauloides Howell 1937 [synonym], Arion Barrande 1846 [objective synonym]
G. †Batenioides Repina 1960
G. †Chittidilla King 1941
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†Chittidilla nanjiangensis Zhang et al. 1980
†Chittidilla oblonga Zhang et al. 1980
†Chittidilla similis Zhang et al. 1980
†Chittidilla yunnanensis Zhang et al. 1980
Invalid names: Diandongaspidella Yuan et al. 1997 [synonym]
G. †Chondroparia Lorenz 1906
G. †Litavkaspis Fatka et al. 1987
G. †Metagraulos Kobayashi 1935
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†Metagraulos dolon Walcott 1905
†Metagraulos sampoensis Kobayashi 1961
†Metagraulos truncatus Zhang and Yuan 1981
G. †Parachittidilla Zhang et al. 1980
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†Parachittidilla obscura Zhang et al. 1980
†Parachittidilla xiaolinghouensis Zhang et al. 1980
Invalid names: Amurticephalus Shah et al. 1991 [synonym]
G. †Paragraulos Lu 1941
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†Paragraulos convexus Yuan and Li 1999
G. †Plesiagraulos Chang 1963
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†Plesiagraulos transversus Yuan and Li 1999
G. †Poriagraulos Chang 1963
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†Poriagraulos abrota Walcott 1905
†Poriagraulos dactylogrammacus Zhang and Yuan 1981
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Invalid names: Poriagraulos nanum Dames 1883 [synonym]
G. †Proampyx Frech 1897
G. †Protochittidilla Qiu 1980
G. †Pseudoeteraspis Chernysheva 1950
G. †Pseudoplesiagraulos Lu et al. 1988
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†Pseudoplesiagraulos planus Lu et al. 1988
G. †Qiannanagraulos Yuan et al. 1997
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†Qiannanagraulos costatus Yuan et al. 1997
†Qiannanagraulos orientalis Yuan et al. 1997
G. †Skreiaspis Ruzicka 1946
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†Skreiaspis spinosus Jahn 1895
G. †Tangshihlingia Chu 1959
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G. †Tholus Pegel 1986
Fm. †Bigotinidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Bigotina Cobbold 1935
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†Bigotina angulata Surorova 1960
†Bigotina bivallata Cobbold 1935
†Bigotina inornata Egorova 1986
†Bigotina kelleri Geyer 2019
†Bigotina monningeri Geyer 2019
G. †Bigotinella Suvorova 1960
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†Bigotinella malykanica Suvorova 1960
G. †Bigotinops Hupe 1952
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†Bigotinops chouberti Geyer 2019
†Bigotinops dangeardi Hupe 1953
G. †Demuma Özdikmen 2009
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†Demuma nicklesi Hupe 1952
Invalid names: Pruvostina Hupe 1952 [replaced]
G. †Eladiolinania Geyer 2019
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†Eladiolinania castor Geyer 2019
†Eladiolinania pollux Geyer 2019
G. †Hupetina Sdzuy 1978
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†Hupetina antiqua Sdzuy 1978
G. †Issendalenia Geyer 2019
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G. †Ouijjania Hupe 1953
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G. †Pseudobigotina Geyer 2019
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G. †Serrania Linan 1978
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†Serrania verae Linan 1978
G. †Suvorovaella Geyer 2019
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†Suvorovaella patria Suvorova 1960
†Suvorovaella priva Suvorova 1960
G. †Tioutella Geyer 2019
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†Tioutella floccofavosa Geyer 2019
Fm. †Ellipsocephalidae Matthew 1887
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G. †Acadolenus Sdzuy 1967
G. †Alueva Lotze 1958
G. †Argunaspis Repina 1966
G. †Asiatella Repina 1964
G. †Bergeroniaspis Lermontova 1951
G. †Bergeroniellus Lermontova 1940
G. †Bhargavia Peng et al. 2009
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†Bhargavia prakritika Peng et al. 2009
G. †Blayacina Cobbold 1932
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Invalid names: Sardaspis Brasier 1976 [synonym]
G. †Brevitermierella Hupé 1953
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Invalid names: Paratermierella Hupe 1952 [synonym]
G. †Cambrunicornia Geyer 1990
G. †Catadoxides Matthew 1899
G. †Comluella Hupe 1953
G. †Culmenaspis Repina 1972
Subfm. †Ellipsocephalinae Mathew 1887
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G. †Cambrosaurura Cederstrom et al. 2022
G. †Dellingia Cederstrom et al. 2022
G. †Ellipsocephalus Zenker 1833
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†Ellipsocephalus gripi Kautsky 1945
Invalid names: Germaropyge Snajdr 1957 [synonym]
G. †Ellipsostrenua Kautsky 1945
G. †Kingaspidoides Hupe 1953
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†Kingaspidoides alberti Geyer 2017
†Kingaspidoides meieri Geyer 2017
†Kingaspidoides usitata Geyer 1990
Invalid names: Elatius Orlowski 1985 [synonym]
G. †Ornamentaspis Geyer 1990
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G. †Geyerorodes Özdikmen 2009
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†Geyerorodes howleyi Walcott 1890
†Geyerorodes schmitti Geyer 1990
Invalid names: Orodes Geyer 1990 [replaced]
G. †Glabrella Lermontova 1940
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†Glabrella pitans Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
†Glabrella ventrosa Lermontova 1940
G. †Hamatolenus Hupe 1952
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Subg. †Hamatolenus (Hamatolenus) Hupé 1952
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†Hamatolenus (Hamatolenus) vincenti Geyer and Landing 2004
G. †Issafeniella Geyer 1990
G. †Kadyella Pokrovskaya 1959
G. †Kameschkoviella Repina 1959
G. †Kijanella Repina 1958
G. †Kingaspis Kobayashi 1935
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Subg. †Kingaspis (Kingaspidoides) Hupe 1953
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†Kingaspis (Kingaspidoides) armatus Liñán et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Kingaspis (Kingaspis) brevifrons Hupé 1953 [synonym]
Subg. †Kingaspis (Kingaspis) Hupé 1954
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†Kingaspis avalonensis Geyer and Landing 2001
†Kingaspis convexus Palmer and Rowell 1995
Invalid names: Mesetaia Hupe 1953 [synonym]
G. †Krolina Repina 1960
G. †Kymataspis Geyer 1990
G. †Latikingaspis Geyer 1990
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†Latikingaspis alatus Hupé 1954
G. †Latoucheia Hupe 1953
G. †Latuzella Repina et al. 1999
G. †Lermontovia Suvorova 1956
G. †Limataceps Repina 1969
G. †Lusatiops Richter 1941
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†Lusatiops harveyi Walcott 1890
G. †Myopsolenus Hupe 1952
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Invalid names: Collyrolenus Hupe 1952 [synonym]
G. †Nelegeria Korobov 1966
G. †Olekmaspis Suvorova 1956
G. †Ourikaia Geyer 1990
G. †Paramicmacca Lermontova 1951
G. †Paraprotolenella Zhu and Jiang 1981
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†Paraprotolenella subcylindrica Zhu and Jiang 1981
G. †Planolimbus Geyer 1990
G. †Protagraulos Matthew 1895
G. †Protolenella Qian and Yao 1974
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†Protolenella conica Qian and Yao 1974
†Protolenella lata Zhou 1974
Subfm. †Protoleninae Richter and Richter
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G. †Anaxarete Geyer 2016
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†Anaxarete senior Cobbold 1910
G. †Chorbusulina Lazarenko 1962
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†Chorbusulina bella Lazarenko 1964
†Chorbusulina subdita Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
†Chorbusulina wilkesi Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
G. †Cuneoaxiella Cederstrom et al. 2022
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†Cuneoaxiella grandis Ahlberg and Bergstrom 1978
G. †Protolenus Matthew 1892
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Subg. †Protolenus (Protolenus) Matthews 1892
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†Protolenus pustulatus Cobbold 1910
Invalid names: Bergeronia Matthew 1895 [objective synonym]
G. †Pruvostinoides Hupe 1952
G. †Pseudokadyella Repina 1966
G. †Pseudolenus Hupe 1953
G. †Pseudoprotolenella Zhu and Lin 1983
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G. †Ptychoparopsis Hupe 1953
G. †Rinconia Hupe 1953
G. †Sailycaspis Repina 1965
G. †Sectigena Geyer 1990
Subfm. †Strenuaevinae Cederstrom et al. 2022
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G. †Epichalnipsus Geyer et al. 2004
G. †Strenuaeva Richter and Richter 1940
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†Strenuaeva inflata Ahlberg and Bergström 1978
Invalid names: Hindermeyeria Hupe 1953 [synonym]
G. †Strenuella Matthew 1887
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†Strenuella calceola Cobbold 1931
†Strenuella cobboldi Richter 1919
†Strenuella platycephala Cobbold 1910
†Strenuella strenua Billings 1874
G. †Tadakoustia Geyer 1990
G. †Termieraspis Repina 1960
G. †Termierella Hupe 1952
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†Termierella totanesensis Sepúlveda et al. 2024
G. †Triangulaspis Lermontova 1940
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Invalid names: Acutaspis Repina 1976 [synonym], Angustaeva Hupé 1953 [synonym], Triangulina Repina 1965 [synonym]
G. †Yeshanaspis Zhu and Jiang 1981
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†Yeshanaspis subconicus Zhu and Jiang 1981
Fm. †Estaingiidae Opik 1970
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G. †Alanisia Hupe 1953
G. †Chulanolenus Zhang 1983
G. †Eomalungia Lee 1978
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†Eomalungia conica Li 1980
G. †Estaingia Pocock 1964
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†Estaingia bilobata Pocock 1964
†Estaingia cerastes Öpik 1975
†Estaingia fletcheri Öpik 1975
Invalid names: Hsuaspis Chang 1957 [synonym]
G. †Hupeia Kobayashi 1944
G. †Ichangia Chang 1965
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†Ichangia ichangensis Chang 1965
G. †Mundocephalina Repina 1958
G. †Paraichangia Lee 1978
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†Paraichangia jiangsuensis Zhu and Jiang 1981
†Paraichangia spinosa Zhu and Jiang 1981
G. †Pararaia Kobayashi 1942
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†Pararaia bunyerooensis Bengtson et al. 1990
Invalid names: Proichangia Zhang et al. 1980 [synonym], Tannuolaspis [synonym]
G. †Shifangia Chien and Yao 1974
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†Shifangia yefanggouensis Yang et al. 1993
G. †Sichuanolenus Zhang et al. 1980
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†Sichuanolenus nanjiangensis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Szechuanolenus Zhang and Zhu 1978
Fm. †Palaeolenidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Alataurus Repina 1964
G. †Bajangoliaspis Sivov 1960
G. †Enammocephalus Repina 1964
G. †Enixus Özdikmen 2009
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†Enixus enigmaticus Chernysheva 1956
†Enixus juvenis Chernysheva 1956
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Invalid names: Wurmaspis rarus Sdzuy 1960 [synonym]
Invalid names: Schistocephalus Chernysheva 1956 [replaced]
G. †Ferralsia Cobbold 1935
G. †Gigoutella Hupe 1953
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†Gigoutella atlasensis Hupé 1953
†Gigoutella mauretanica Ortega-Hernández et al. 2017
G. †Habrocephalus Repina 1964
G. †Palaeolenella Repina 1960
G. †Palaeolenides Egorova 1967
G. †Palaeolenus Mansuy 1912
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†Palaeolenus douvillei Mansuy 1912
†Palaeolenus lantenoisi Mansuy 1912
†Palaeolenus tingi Lu 1941
G. †Resimopsis Repina 1958
G. †Sibirolenus Geyer 2016
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†Sibirolenus enormis Repina 1965
G. †Validaspis Repina 1977
Fm. †Yunnanocephalidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Elicicola Jel and Runnegar 1990
G. †Luaspis Hupe 1953
G. †Pinarella Özdikmen 2009
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Invalid names: Pensacola Palmer and Gatehouse 1972 [replaced]
G. †Wangzishia Sun 1977
G. †Yunnanocephalus Kobayashi 1936
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Invalid names: Pseudoptychoparia Ting 1940 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available