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Nileus
Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae
Taxonomy
Nileus was named by Dalman (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Ashg-m].
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nileidae by Neuman (1964), Fortey (1975), Hoel (1999), Fortey and Droser (1999) and Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nileidae by Neuman (1964), Fortey (1975), Hoel (1999), Fortey and Droser (1999) and Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1827 | Nileus Dalman |
| 1957 | Remopleuridioides Harrington and Leanza |
| 1964 | Nileus Neuman |
| 1975 | Nileus Fortey |
| 1999 | Nileus Fortey and Droser p. 193 |
| 1999 | Nileus Hoel |
| 2002 | Nileus Jell and Adrain p. 411 |
| 2002 | Nileus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available