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Illaenopsis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Illaenopsis was named by Salter (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 378]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Illaenidae by Raymond (1916); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nileidae by Harrington and Leanza (1957) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Illaenopsis Salter
1916Illaenopsis Raymond p. 9
1957Illaenopsis Harrington and Leanza
1965Rokycania Pribyl and Vanek
1976Pseudobarrandia Courtessole and Pillet
2002Illaenopsis Jell and Adrain p. 387
2002Illaenopsis 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
genusIllaenopsisSalter 1865

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. †Illaenopsis Salter 1865
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Illaenopsis stenorhachis Harrington 1938
Illaenopsis thomsoni Salter 1866
Invalid names: Rokycania Pribyl and Vanek 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available