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Opisthoparia (disused)

Artiopoda - Opisthoparia

Taxonomy
Opisthoparia was named by Beecher.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Walcott (1908); and to Trilobita by Phleger (1933), Mason (1935), Riccio (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Opisthoparia Walcott p. 30
1933Opisthoparia Phleger, Jr. p. 11
1935Opisthoparia Mason p. 102
1952Opisthoparia Riccio p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOpisthopariaBeecher
orderOpisthopariaBeecher

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.

Or. †Opisthoparia Beecher
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available