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Griphasaphus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Griphasaphus was named by Opik (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l Sepkoski's reference number: 16,482]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Griphasaphus Opik
2002Griphasaphus Jell and Adrain p. 380
2002Griphasaphus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusGriphasaphusOpik 1967

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. †Griphasaphus Opik 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available