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Saperion

Taxonomy
Sapenion was named by Hou et al. (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Saperion glumaceum.

It was corrected as Saperion by Bambach et al. (2007), Paterson et al. (2012) and Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Naraoiida by Sepkoski (2002); to Arthropoda by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Conciliterga by Paterson et al. (2012) and Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2017).

Species
S. glumaceum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Sapenion Hou et al.
2002Sapenion Sepkoski
2007Saperion Bambach et al. p. S78
2012Saperion Paterson et al.
2017Saperion Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 8 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
subclassConcilitergaHou and Bergström 1997
genusSaperion(Hou et al. 1991)

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. †Saperion Hou et al. 1991
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Saperion glumaceum Hou et al. 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available