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Planiscutellum

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Planiscutellum was named by Richter (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Planiscutellum Richter
1960Protoscutellum Snajdr
2002Planiscutellum Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Planiscutellum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusPlaniscutellumRichter 1956

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. †Planiscutellum Richter 1956
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Invalid names: Protoscutellum Snajdr 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available