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Kingaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Taxonomy
Kingaspis was named by Kobayashi (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-l Cm mMid Sepkoski's reference number: 80,885]. It is not extant. Its type is Anomocare campbelli.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Kingaspis Kobayashi
1953Mesetaia Hupe
2002Kingaspis Jell and Adrain p. 392
2002Kingaspis Sepkoski
2002Mesetaia 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
genusKingaspisKobayashi 1935

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. †Kingaspis Kobayashi 1935
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Subg. †Kingaspis (Kingaspidoides) Hupe 1953
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Kingaspis (Kingaspidoides) armatus Liñán et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Kingaspis (Kingaspis) brevifrons Hupé 1953 [synonym]
Subg. †Kingaspis (Kingaspis) Hupé 1954
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Kingaspis avalonensis Geyer and Landing 2001
Kingaspis convexus Palmer and Rowell 1995
Invalid names: Mesetaia Hupe 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available