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Nileus hesperaffinis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Nileus hesperaffinis was named by Ross and Barnes (1967) [Paratypes: USNM 145750-2, 145754-5.]. Its type specimen is USNM 145753, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Nileus hesperaffinis Ross and Barnes p. D13 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 22, 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusNileusDalman 1827
specieshesperaffinis

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 hesperaffinis Ross and Barnes 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available