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Australaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Saukiandidae

Taxonomy
Australaspis was named by Palmer and Gatehouse (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm l]. Its type is Australaspis magnus.

It was assigned to Saukiandidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. magnus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Australaspis Palmer and Gatehouse p. 12 figs. Plate 1, Figures 1-8
2002Australaspis Jell and Adrain p. 346
2002Australaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familySaukiandidaeHupé 1953
genusAustralaspis

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. †Australaspis Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
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Australaspis magnus Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available