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Bolaspidella

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Menomoniidae

Taxonomy
Bolaspidella was named by Resser (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid-l Cm uMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 81]. Its type is Ptychoparia housensis.

It was assigned to Ptychoparioidea by Palmer (1954); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Menomoniidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Apedopyanus Raymond
1937Hysteropleura Raymond
1937Bolaspidella Resser
1938Deltophthalamus Resser p. 74
1939Deissella Howell and Duncan
1944Howellaspis Lochmann and Denson
1954Bolaspidella Palmer p. 74
1998Hysteropleura Stitt p. 1039
2002Bolaspidella Jell and Adrain p. 350
2002Howellaspis Jell and Adrain p. 385
2002Hysteropleura Jell and Adrain p. 387
2002Bolaspidella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyMenomoniidaeWalcott 1916
genusBolaspidellaResser 1937

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. †Bolaspidella Resser 1937
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Bolaspidella contracta Robison 1964
Bolaspidella convexa Howell 1937
Bolaspidella housensis Walcott 1886
Bolaspidella prooculis Palmer 1954
Bolaspidella stymacantha Robison 1988
Invalid names: Deissella Howell and Duncan 1939 [synonym], Deltophthalamus Resser 1938 [synonym], Howellaspis Lochmann and Denson 1944 [synonym], Hysteropleura Raymond 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available