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Eofallotaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Eofallotaspis was named by Sdzuy (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-l Sepkoski's reference number: 885]. Its type is Eofallotaspis tioutensis.

It was assigned to Fallotaspidinae by Palmer and Repina (1993) and Geyer (1996); to Fallotaspididae by Whittington et al. (1997); and to Olenellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. prima, E. tioutensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Eofallotaspis Sdzuy pp. 89 - 89
1993Eofallotaspis Palmer and Repina p. 27 fig. 7.1.5
1996Eofallotaspis Geyer p. 162
1997Eofallotaspis Whittington et al. p. 418
2002Eofallotaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyFallotaspididaeHupe 1953
genusEofallotaspis

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. †Eofallotaspis Sdzuy 1978
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Eofallotaspis prima Sdzuy 1978
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993Fallotaspidinae with posterior margin of
cephalon nearly straight; small intergenal spine on poste- rior border approximately midway between axial furrow and genal spine. Glabella slightly tapered forward. Ocular lobes directed posterolaterally from junction with L4. Width of interocular area equal to or greater than width of ex- traocular area opposite midlength of ocular lobe. Occipi- tal ring simple. Thorax narrow; axis wider than pleural regions; third segment macropleural. External surface strongly pitted.
G. Geyer 1996Fallotaspidinae with glabella slightly ta- pered forward ; ocular Iobes directed posterolaterally from L4, eye ridges distinctly narrewer than posterior ocular Iobes; width of interocular area equal, slightly smaller or greater than width of extraocular area; small intergenal spine present on posterior border; thorax with macropleural third segment; opisthothorax barely differentiated.