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Realaspis
Taxonomy
Realaspis was named by Sdzuy (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm l]. Its type is Realaspis strenoides.
It was assigned to Saukiandidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Despujolsiidae by Geyer (2020).
It was assigned to Saukiandidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Despujolsiidae by Geyer (2020).
Species
R. strenoides (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1961 | Realaspis Sdzuy |
2002 | Realaspis Jell and Adrain p. 438 |
2002 | Realaspis Sepkoski |
2020 | Realaspis Geyer p. 87 |
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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G. Geyer 2020 | Genus of the Despujolsiidae with glabella tapering forward, anterior margin of frontal lobe curved; lateral glabellar furrows slightly obliquely backward directed from axial furrow, less well developed than occipital furrow; palpebral lobes slightly oblique to axis, its posterior tips reaching to mid-level of L1; eye ridges, moderately long, weakly curved, distinctly oblique to axis; fixigenae moderately wide (tr.), subtriangular in outline; preglabellar field (sag. and exsag.) very short, without plectrum or swelling; anterior border moderately broad (sag., exsag.); anterior branches of facial suture in a comparatively abaxial position. Pygidium longitudinally subelliptical in outline; axis with well defined rings developed only in the anterior half; pleural fields narrow, with furrows well developed only in the anterior part; lateral border moderately wide, low. |