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Homalopteon

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Homalopteon was named by Salter (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-l O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 378]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Homalopteon Salter
2002Homalopteon Jell and Adrain p. 385
2002Homalopteon 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
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusHomalopteonSalter 1867

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. †Homalopteon Salter 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available