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Glaphurus divisus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Raymondinidae

Taxonomy
Glaphurus divisus was named by Whittington (1963). Its type specimen is GSC 16183, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. altaicus, G. coronatus, G. crinitus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Glaphurus divisus Whittington p. 51 figs. Pl. 9, figs. 1, 2, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyRaymondinidaeClark 1924
genusGlaphurusRaymond 1905
speciesdivisus

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.

†Glaphurus divisus Whittington 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available