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Svalbardites

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Svalbardites was named by Fortey (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren]. Its type is Svalbardites hamus.

It was assigned to Pelturinae by Fortey (1974); to Olenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. hamus (type species), S. hebaxis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Svalbardites Fortey
2002Svalbardites Jell and Adrain p. 449
2002Bvalbardites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPelturinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusSvalbardites

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. †Svalbardites Fortey 1974
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Svalbardites hamus Fortey 1974
Svalbardites hebaxis Fortey 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available