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Megalisania

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Lisaniidae

Taxonomy
Megalisania was named by Qiu (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm m Sepkoski's reference number: ZR83]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lisaniidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Megalisania Qiu
2002Megalisania Jell and Adrain p. 404
2002Megalisania Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyLisaniidaeChang 1963
genusMegalisaniaQiu 1983

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. †Megalisania Qiu 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available