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Falanaspis extensa

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

Taxonomy
Falanaspis extensa was named by Fortey (1975). Its type specimen is PMO NF 2255, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Falanaspis extensa Fortey p. 93 figs. Pl. 33, figs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940
genusFalanaspisTjernvik 1956
speciesextensa

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.

†Falanaspis extensa Fortey 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available