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Perissopliomera maclachlani

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Perissopliomera maclachlani was named by Ross (1970) [Paratypes: USNM 160890a-b]. Its type specimen is USNM 160889, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Perissopliomera.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Perissopliomera maclachlani Ross p. 90 figs. Pl. 17, figs. 8, 9, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusPerissopliomera
speciesmaclachlani

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.

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Diagnosis
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