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Presbynileus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Presbynileus was named by Hintze (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. Its type is Paranileus ibexensis.

It was assigned to Isotelinae by Fortey (1975); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Paranileus Hintze p. 196
1954Presbynileus Hintze
1975Presbynileus Fortey
2002Presbynileus Jell and Adrain p. 429
2002Presbynileus 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
genusPresbynileusHintze 1954

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. †Presbynileus Hintze 1954
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Subg. †Presbynileus (Presbynileus) Jaanusson 1959
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Presbynileus elongatus Hintze 1953
Presbynileus ibexensis Hintze 1953
Presbynileus utahensis Hintze 1953
Invalid names: Paranileus Hintze 1953 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available