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Acerocarina

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Acerocarina was named by Poulson (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep O Trem Sepkoski's reference number: 81]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pelturinae by Harrington and Leanza (1957); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Olenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
  • Cyclognathus was named by Linnarsson (1875).

    It was replaced with Acerocarina by Poulsen (1952).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Cyclognathus Linnarsson
1951Acerocarina Poulson
1957Acerocarina Harrington and Leanza
2002Acerocarina Jell and Adrain p. 336
2002Acerocarina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAcerocarinaPoulson 1951

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. †Acerocarina Poulson 1951
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Invalid names: Cyclognathus Linnarsson 1875 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available