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Rossaspis superciliosa

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Protopliomerops superciliosa was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18267-75, 18323]. Its type specimen is YPM 18266, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 6, Hillyard's Canyon, Zone "F", which is in a Stairsian shallow subtidal horizon in the Garden City Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Rossaspis.

It was recombined as Rossaspis superciliosa by Harrington (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Protopliomerops superciliosa Ross p. 133 figs. Pl. 31, figs. 16, 20, 24
1957Rossaspis superciliosa Harrington p. 812

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusRossaspis
speciessuperciliosa()

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.

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Diagnosis
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