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Colossaspis

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichakephalidae

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

It was assigned to Odontopleurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lichakephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Colossaspis Zhang
2002Colossaspis Jell and Adrain p. 359
2002Colossaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichakephalidaeTripp 1957
genusColossaspisZhang 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. †Colossaspis Zhang 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available