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Dikelocephalites

Trilobita - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Taxonomy
Dikelocephalites was named by Sun (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Sepkoski's reference number: 464]. It is not extant. Its type is Dikelocephalites flabelliformis.

It was assigned to Pterocephaliidae by Zhang et al. (1995); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Dikelocephalites Sun
1995Dikelocephalites Zhang et al.
2002Dikelocephalites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyPterocephaliidaeKobayashi 1935
genusDikelocephalitesSun 1935

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. †Dikelocephalites Sun 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available