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Fritzaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Archaeaspididae

Taxonomy

Species
F. generalis (type species), F. ovalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Fritzaspis Hollingsworth p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyArchaeaspididaeRepina 1979
genusFritzaspis

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.

G. †Fritzaspis Hollingsworth 2007
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Fritzaspis generalis Hollingsworth 2007
Fritzaspis ovalis Hollingsworth 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. S. Hollingsworth 2007An archaeaspidid with cephalon rounded posterolaterally, genal spine small or absent. Cephalon and glabella only gently arched dorsally. Preglabellar field wide (sag.). Interocular area variably sloped dorsally, width (tr.) about equal to extraocular area width.