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Plectasaphus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Plectasaphus was named by Jaanusson (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Plectasaphus Jaanusson
2002Plectasaphus Jell and Adrain p. 427
2002Plectasaphus 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
genusPlectasaphusJaanusson 1953

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. †Plectasaphus Jaanusson 1953
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Plectasaphus plicicostis Törnquist 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available