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Porterfieldia convergens

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Triarthrus convergens was named by Whittard (1961).

It was recombined as Porterfieldia convergens by Ludvigsen and Tuffnell (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Triarthrus convergens Whittard
1983Porterfieldia convergens Ludvigsen and Tuffnell p. 573

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOleninaeBurmeister 1843
genusPorterfieldia
speciesconvergens(Whittard 1961)

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.

Porterfieldia convergens Whittard 1961
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Diagnosis
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