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Ptychopleurites

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Taxonomy
Ptychopleurites was named by Kobayashi (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-l O Trem-l Sepkoski's reference number: 618]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Ptychopleurites Kobayashi
1937Aposolenopleura Raymond
1937Punctularia Raymond
2002Ptychopleurites Jell and Adrain p. 436
2002Aposolenopleura Sepkoski
2002Ptychopleurites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyLeiostegiidaeBradley 1925
familyPagodiidaeKobayashi 1935
genusPtychopleuritesKobayashi 1936

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. †Ptychopleurites Kobayashi 1936
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Invalid names: Aposolenopleura Raymond 1937 [synonym], Punctularia Raymond 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available