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Presbynileus elongatus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Paranileus elongatus was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratypes: 26411, 26244-5 (AMNH).]. Its type specimen is 26243 (AMNH), a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Presbynileus elongatus by Hintze (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Paranileus elongatus Hintze p. 199 figs. Pl. 12, fig. 3
1954Presbynileus elongatus Hintze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPresbynileusHintze 1954
specieselongatus()

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.

Presbynileus elongatus Hintze 1953
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Diagnosis
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