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Acernaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Acernaspis was named by Campbell (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-l S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 393].

It was assigned to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Acernaspis Campbell
1968Murphycops Lespérance
2002Acernaspis Jell and Adrain p. 336
2002Acernaspis Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAcernaspisCampbell 1967

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. †Acernaspis Campbell 1967
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Subg. †Acernaspis (Eskaspis) Clarkson et al. 1977
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Acernaspis (Eskaspis) woodburnensis Clarkson et al. 1977
Acernaspis copperi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
Acernaspis elliptifrons Esmark 1833
Acernaspis nanus Maksimova 1962
Acernaspis orestes Billings 1860
Acernaspis xynon Howells 1982
Invalid names: Murphycops Lespérance 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available