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Dokimocephalus

Trilobita - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae

Taxonomy
Dokimocephalus was named by Walcott (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-l Sepkoski's reference number: 379]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Dokimocephalus Walcott
2002Dokimocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 368
2002Dokimocephalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyDokimokephalidae(Kobayashi 1935)
genusDokimocephalusWalcott 1924

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. †Dokimocephalus Walcott 1924
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Dokimocephalus curta Resser 1942
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Invalid names: Burnetia extensa Resser 1942 [synonym], Burnetia lingula Resser 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available