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Prosaukia

Trilobita - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Taxonomy
Prosaukia was named by Ulrich and Resser (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Cm Trep-u Sepkoski's reference number: 16,379,697]. It is not extant. Its type is Prosaukia ambigua.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Prosaukia Ulrich and Resser p. 167 figs. pl. 31, fig. 5
2002Prosaukia Jell and Adrain p. 431
2002Prosaukia 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
superfamilyDikelocephaloidea(Miller 1889)
familyDikelocephalidae(Miller 1889)
genusProsaukiaUlrich and Resser 1933

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. †Prosaukia Ulrich and Resser 1933
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Prosaukia ambigua Ulrich and Resser 1933
Prosaukia anomala Ulrich and Resser 1933
Prosaukia diversa Chien 1974
Prosaukia hartii Walcott 1879
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Invalid names: Prosaukia alternata Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym], Prosaukia curvicostata Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym], Prosaukia demissa Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym], Prosaukia eboracensis Resser 1942 [synonym], Prosaukia subaequalis Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym], Prosaukia subconica Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym], Prosaukia subrecta Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym], Prosaukia transversa Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym]
Prosaukia misa Owen 1852
Prosaukia pyrene Walcott 1913
Prosaukia serotina Longacre 1970
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Invalid names: Saukiella norwalkensis Ulrich and Resser 1933 [synonym]
Prosaukia spinula Taylor and Halley 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available