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Diceratocephalus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Diceratocephalidae

Taxonomy
Diceratocephalus was named by Lu (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. It is not extant. Its type is Diceratocephalus armatus.

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

Species
D. armatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Diceratocephalus Lu
2002Diceratocephalus Jell and Adrain
2002Diceratocephalus 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
familyDiceratocephalidaeLu 1954
genusDiceratocephalusLu 1954

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. †Diceratocephalus Lu 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available