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Basilicus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Basilicus was named by Salter (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Cara-l].

It was reranked as Asaphus (Basilicus) by M'Coy (1849).

It was assigned to Asaphus by M'Coy (1849); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Asaphus (Basilicus) M'Coy p. 399
1849Basilicus Salter
1934Parabasilicus Kobayashi
1938Mekynophrys Harrington
1942Dolerobasilicus Harrington and Leanza
1957Dolerobasilicus Harrington and Leanza
1957Mekynophrys Harrington and Leanza
1957Parabasilicus Harrington and Leanza
1980Carinobasiliella Pribyl and Vanek
2002Basilicus Jell and Adrain p. 347
2002Basilicus Sepkoski
2002Dolerobasilicus Sepkoski
2002Mekynophrys Sepkoski
2002Parabasilicus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusBasilicusSalter 1849

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. †Basilicus Salter 1849
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Subg. †Basilicus (Basiliella) Kobayashi 1934
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Invalid names: Asaphus marginalis Hall 1847 [synonym]
Basiliella karmbergensis Edgecombe and Webby 2007
Basilicus asper Zhou and Fortey 1986
Basilicus jinlini Zhou and Fortey 1986
Basilicus laeviculus Raymond 1925
Basilicus mckeei Ross 1970
Basilicus tyrannus Murchison 1839
Invalid names: Carinobasiliella Pribyl and Vanek 1980 [synonym], Dolerobasilicus Harrington and Leanza 1942 [synonym], Mekynophrys Harrington 1938 [synonym], Parabasilicus Kobayashi 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available