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Benthamaspis sera

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Benthamaspis sera was named by Fortey and Droser (1999). Its type specimen is USNM 495705, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Benthamaspis sera Fortey and Droser p. 189 figs. Fig. 4.1, 4.2, 4.5

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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
subfamilyBathyurellinaeHupe 1953
genusBenthamaspisPoulsen 1946
speciessera

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.

Benthamaspis sera Fortey and Droser 1999
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Diagnosis
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