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Falanaspis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

Taxonomy
Falanaspis was named by Tjernvik (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l]. Its type is Falanaspis aliena.

It was assigned to Alsataspididae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. aliena (type species), F. extensa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Falanaspis Tjernvik
2002Falanaspis Jell and Adrain p. 375
2002Falanapis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940
genusFalanaspisTjernvik 1956

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. †Falanaspis Tjernvik 1956
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Falanaspis aliena Tjernvik 1956
Falanaspis extensa Fortey 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available