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Culmenaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Taxonomy
Culmenaspis was named by Repina (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Sepkoski's reference number: 474]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Culmenaspis Repina
2002Culmenaspis Jell and Adrain p. 361
2002Culmenaspis 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
familyEllipsocephalidaeMatthew 1887
genusCulmenaspisRepina 1972

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. †Culmenaspis Repina 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available