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Plethopeltis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae

Taxonomy
Plethopeltis was named by Raymond (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep-u O Trem-l Sepkoski's reference number: 379,464]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Corynexochidae by Resser (1936); to Plethopeltidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Plethopeltis Raymond
1931Plethometopus Ulrich
1936Plethopeltis Resser p. 26
2002Plethopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 427
2002Plethometopus Sepkoski
2002Plethopeltis 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
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925
genusPlethopeltisRaymond 1913

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. †Plethopeltis Raymond 1913
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Plethopeltis levis Walcott 1899
Invalid names: Plethometopus Ulrich 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available