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Atopidae

Trilobita - Atopidae

Taxonomy
Atopidae was named by Hupé (1953). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Atopidae Hupé
2002Atopidae Jell and Adrain p. 467
2011Atopidae Adrain p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyAtopidaeHupé 1953
familyAtopidaeHupé 1953

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.

Fm. †Atopidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Atops Emmons 1844
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Atops rupertensis Jell et al. 1992
Invalid names: Ivshiniellus Korobov 1966 [synonym]
G. †Avalonia Walcott 1890
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Avalonia manuelensis Walcott 1890
G. †Pseudatops Lake 1940
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Pseudatops viola Woodward 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available