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Zacanthopsis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Taxonomy
Zacanthopsis was named by Resser (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Cm uMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 81]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Zacanthopsis Resser
2002Zacanthopsis Jell and Adrain p. 463
2002Zacanthopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyZacanthoididaeSwinnerton 1915
genusZacanthopsisResser 1938

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. †Zacanthopsis Resser 1938
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Zacanthopsis contractus Palmer 1964
Zacanthopsis expansa Fritz 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available