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Alataurus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Palaeolenidae

Taxonomy
Alataurus was named by Repina (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 471]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeolenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Alataurus Repina
2002Alataurus Jell and Adrain p. 339
2002Alataurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyPalaeolenidaeHupé 1953
genusAlataurusRepina 1964

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. †Alataurus Repina 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available