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Cyamocephalus

Taxonomy
Cyamocephalus was named by Currie (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pseudoniscidae by Størmer (1955); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Planaterga by Lamsdell (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cyamocephalus Currie
1955Cyamocephalus Størmer p. 17
2002Cyamocephalus Sepkoski
2013Cyamocephalus Lamsdell p. 20
2020Cyamocephalus Dunlop et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
genusCyamocephalusCurrie 1927

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.

G. †Cyamocephalus Currie 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available