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Grinnellaspis

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Grinnellaspis was named by Poulson (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l]. Its type is Actinopeltis feildeni.

It was assigned to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bathyurellinae by Fortey and Bruton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Grinnellaspis Poulson
2002Grinnellaspis Jell and Adrain p. 380
2002Grinnellaspis Sepkoski
2013Grinnellaspis Fortey and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurellinaeHupe 1953
genusGrinnellaspisPoulson 1946

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. †Grinnellaspis Poulson 1946
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Grinnellaspis feildeni Poulsen 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available