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Tasmanocephalus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Missisquoiidae

Taxonomy
Tasmanocephalus was named by kobayashi (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Tasmanocephalus kobayashi
2002Tasmanocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 451
2002Tasmanocephalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyMissisquoiidaeHupé 1953
genusTasmanocephaluskobayashi 1936

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. †Tasmanocephalus kobayashi 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available