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Pseudogygites latimarginatus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus latimarginata was named by Hall (1847).

It was recombined as Ogygites latimarginatus by Ruedemann and Ehlers (1924); it was recombined as Pseudogygites latimarginatus by Ludvigsen (1979) and Bolton (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Asaphus canadensis was named by Chapman (1856).

    It was recombined as Basilicus canadensis by Raymond (1905); it was recombined as Ogygites canadensis by Raymond (1912); it was recombined as Pseudogygites canadensis by Liberty (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Pseudogygites latimarginatus by Bolton (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Asaphus latimarginata Hall p. 253 figs. pl. 66, figs, 4a, b.
1856Asaphus canadensis Chapman p. 482
1905Basilicus canadensis Raymond p. 62
1912Ogygites canadensis Raymond p. 118 figs. pl. 1 2
1924Ogygites latimarginatus Ruedemann and Ehlers
1969Pseudogygites canadensis Liberty
1979Pseudogygites latimarginatus Ludvigsen pp. 7 - 18 figs. Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6a-e, 7a-C, 12a-d
2000Pseudogygites latimarginatus Bolton figs. pl. 32 f. 8; pl. 38 f. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPseudogygitesKobayashi 1934
specieslatimarginatus(Hall 1847)

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.

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Invalid names: Pseudogygites canadensis Chapman 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ludvigsen 1979A species of Pseudogygites with a long preglabellar field (= 18— 23% of sagittal
cephalic length); a subtriangular pygidium with 12 to 14 distinct pleurae, short and
faint pleural furrows evident only on anterior portion of pygidium, well-defined border furrow, and relatively narrow border. Median connective suture is fused.