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Scutellum

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Scutellum was named by Pusch (1833) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 421]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Scutellum Pusch p. 338
1839Brontes Goldfuss
1843Bronteus Goldfuss
1848Goldfussia Bronn
1852Goldfussius Barrande
1925Bronteus Warburg
2002Scutellum Jell and Adrain p. 443
2002Bronteus Sepkoski
2002Scutellum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusScutellumPusch 1833

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. †Scutellum Pusch 1833
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Scutellum barrandii Hall 1859
Scutellum calvum Chatterton 1971
Scutellum decipulum Van Viersen and Prescher 2011
Scutellum droseron Holloway and Neil 1982
Scutellum protrusifrons Van Viersen and Prescher 2011
Invalid names: Brontes Goldfuss 1839 [synonym], Bronteus Goldfuss 1843 [synonym], Goldfussia Bronn 1848 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available