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Retamaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Retamaspis was named by Hammann (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Retamaspis melendezi.

It was assigned to Zeliszkellinae by Henry (1980); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
R. melendezi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Retamaspis Hammann p. 375
1980Retamaspis Henry
2002Retamaspis Jell and Adrain p. 439

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
subfamilyZeliszkellinaeDelo 1935
genusRetamaspis

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. †Retamaspis Hammann 1972
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Retamaspis melendezi Hammann 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available