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Chimaerastella

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Chimaerastella was named by Gandl (1972). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acastidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Chimaerastella Gandl
2002Chimaerastella Jell and Adrain p. 357

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
genusChimaerastellaGandl 1972

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. †Chimaerastella Gandl 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available