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Chomatopyge

Trilobita - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Chomatopyge was named by Whittington and Evitt (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. Its type is Chomatopyge falcata.

It was assigned to Toernquistiidae by Chatterton et al. (1998) and Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dimeropygidae by Adrain and Westrop (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Chomatopyge Whittington and Evitt p. 49
1998Chomatopyge Chatterton et al. p. 295
2002Chomatopyge Jell and Adrain p. 358
2002Chomatopyge Sepkoski
2007Chomatopyge Adrain and Westrop p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusChomatopyge

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. †Chomatopyge Whittington and Evitt 1953
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Chomatopyge canasi Chatterton et al. 1998
Chomatopyge falcata Whittington and Evitt 1953
Chomatopyge marginifera Whittington and Evitt 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available