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Taxonomy
Niobe lata was named by Angelin (1851). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Opsimasaphus latus by Kielan (1960); it was recombined as Birmanites latus by Dean and Zhou (1988).
It was recombined as Opsimasaphus latus by Kielan (1960); it was recombined as Birmanites latus by Dean and Zhou (1988).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1851 | Niobe lata Angelin p. 14 figs. pI. 10 |
| 1960 | Opsimasaphus latus Kielan p. 78 figs. pl . VI, fig. \- 2: pl. VII , fig. 3: pl. VIII, fig. 4 ; text-fig. 20 |
| 1988 | Birmanites latus Dean and Zhou pp. 638 - 640 figs. Plate 61, figs. 3-7; Plate 62, figs. 1, 2, 4, 8 |
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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.
†Birmanites latus Angelin 1851
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Z. Kielan 1960 | Preglabellar field long, equal to one-fourth of cephalic length. Length
of the eye equal to one -sixth that of cephalon . Glabellar tubercle present. Hypostome unknown, thorax imp erfectly known, thoracic pleurae straight (transverse), not produced into spines. Pygidium sub-semicircular. Rhachis equa l to almos t six-eighths of pygidial length . 10-12 rhachial rings, 7-8 pleurae . Almost the whole bod y ornamented with anas tomosing lines. |