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Metisaspis

Trilobita - Llanoaspididae

Taxonomy
Metisaspis was named by Rasetti (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Metisaspis Rasetti
2002Metisaspis Jell and Adrain p. 406
2002Metisaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyLlanoaspididaeLochmann 1944
genusMetisaspisRasetti 1946

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. †Metisaspis Rasetti 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available