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Saltaspis

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Saltaspis was named by Harrington and Leanza (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l Sepkoski's reference number: 80]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pelturinae by Harrington and Leanza (1957); to Olenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Saltaspis Harrington and Leanza
1957Saltaspis Harrington and Leanza
2002Saltaspis Jell and Adrain p. 441
2002Saltaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusSaltaspisHarrington and Leanza 1952

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. †Saltaspis Harrington and Leanza 1952
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Saltaspis steinmanni Harrington and Leanza 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available