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Entomaspididae
Taxonomy
Entomaspididae is a family. Its type is Entomaspis. It was considered paraphyletic by Beech and Lamsdell (2021).
It was synonymized subjectively with Harpetidae by Adrain (2011).
It was assigned to Harpetida by Kiessling (2009) and Beech and Lamsdell (2021).
It was synonymized subjectively with Harpetidae by Adrain (2011).
It was assigned to Harpetida by Kiessling (2009) and Beech and Lamsdell (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Entomaspididae Kiessling |
| 2021 | Entomaspididae Beech and Lamsdell p. 2220 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. D. Beech and J. C. Lamsdell 2021 | Exoskeleton small. Cephalon semicircular, characterized by anterior and posterior sections of facial sutures close to each other, both directed outward and backward; librigenae fused together through doublure, consisting of narrow dorsal strips connecting eyes to margin and to genal spines (modified from Fortey & Owens 1997). |