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Protopresbynileus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Protopresbynileus was named by Hintze (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 795].

It was reranked as Presbynileus (Protopresbynileus) by Jaanusson (1959).

It was assigned to Presbynileus by Jaanusson (1959); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Fortey and Droser (1999) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pseudonileus Hintze p. 223
1954Protopresbynileus Hintze
1959Presbynileus (Protopresbynileus) Jaanusson
1999Protopresbynileus Fortey and Droser p. 193
2002Protopresbynileus Jell and Adrain p. 432
2002Protopresbynileus 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
genusProtopresbynileusHintze 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. †Protopresbynileus Hintze 1954
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Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. 2024
Invalid names: Pseudonileus Hintze 1953 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available