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Taxonomy
Pseudoptyocephalus was named by Legg (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 565]. Its type is Pseudoptyocephalus spinosus.
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
P. spinosus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Pseudoptyocephalus Legg p. 11 |
| 2002 | Pseudoptyocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 435 |
| 2002 | Pseudoptyocephalus Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darriwilian | Australia (Western Australia) | P. spinosus (236055) |