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Ampyx compactus

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Ampyx compactus was named by Ross and Barnes (1967) [Paratypes: USNM 145813-5.]. Its type specimen is USNM 145812, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. nitidus, A. ouralti, A. pater, A. repulsus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ampyx compactus Ross and Barnes p. D21 figs. Pl. 7, figs. 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusAmpyx()
speciescompactus

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.

†Ampyx compactus Ross and Barnes 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available