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Taxonomy
Nileus scrutator was named by Billings (1865) [Lectotype selected by Whittington 1965]. Its type specimen is GSC 667a (lectotype), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Nileus scrutator Billings p. 274 fig. 260 |
| 1925 | Nileus scrutator Raymond p. 84 figs. Plate 3, fig. 17 |
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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.
†Nileus scrutator Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available