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Goniotelina brevis

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Goniotelus brevus was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratypes: 26480-26483, 26418 (AMNH).]. Its type specimen is 26481 (AMNH), an exoskeleton (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Goniotelina brevus by Whittington (1953); it was recombined as Acidiphorus brevus by Brett and Westrop (1996); it was recombined as Goniotelina brevis by Fortey and Droser (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Goniotelus brevus Hintze p. 159 figs. Pl. 26, figs. 8a, b
1953Goniotelina brevus Whittington p. 666
1996Acidiphorus brevus Brett and Westrop p. 421
1996Goniotelina brevis Fortey and Droser p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusGoniotelina
speciesbrevis()

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.

Goniotelina brevis Hintze 1953
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Diagnosis
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