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Taenicephalites
Taxonomy
Taenicephalites was named by Rasetti (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Sepkoski's reference number: 16]. It is not extant. Its type is Taenicephalites macrops.
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aphelaspididae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aphelaspididae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
T. macrops (type species), T. plerus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1961 | Taenicephalites Rasetti p. 118 |
| 2002 | Taenicephalites Jell and Adrain p. 450 |
| 2002 | Taenicephalites Sepkoski |
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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. †Taenicephalites Rasetti 1961
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†Taenicephalites macrops Rasetti 1961
†Taenicephalites plerus Shergold 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (24 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steptoean | USA (Vermont) | T. macrops (8977) | |
| Dresbachian | USA (Virginia) | T. macrops (62204 62205) | |
| Iverian | Australia (Queensland) | T. plerus (228022 228023 228184 228191 228192 228193 228194 228195 228196 228197 228198 228199 228200 228201 228202 228203 228204 228218 228220 228223) T. pleurus (228221) |