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Microparia (Heterocyclopyge)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Heterocyclopyge was named by Marek (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 795,1075]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyclopyge pachycephala.

It was synonymized subjectively with Selenoptychus by Jell and Adrain (2002); it was reranked as Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) by Owen and Bruton (2012).

It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Microparia by Owen and Bruton (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Heterocyclopyge Marek
2002Heterocyclopyge Sepkoski
2012Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) Owen and Bruton p. 979

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusMicropariaHawle and Corda 1847
subgenusHeterocyclopyge(Marek 1961)

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.

Subg. †Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) Marek 1961
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Heterocyclopyge pachycephala Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Selenoptychus rotundatus Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) insolens Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) kindlei Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available