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Symphysurus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Symphysurus was named by Goldfuss (1843). Its type is Asaphus palpebrosus.

It was assigned to Nileidae by Fortey (1975), Hoel (1999) and Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Symphysurus Goldfuss
1975Symphysurus Fortey
1999Symphysurus Hoel
2002Symphysurus Jell and Adrain p. 450
2002Symphysurus 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
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusSymphysurusGoldfuss 1843

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. †Symphysurus Goldfuss 1843
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Symphysurus angustatus Sars and Boeck 1838
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Invalid names: Symphysurus socialis Linnarsson 1869 [synonym]
Symphysurus arcticus Fortey 1975
Symphysurus goldfussi Walcott 1884
Symphysurus palpebrosus Barrande 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available