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Madaraspis

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Madaraspis was named by Fortey and Droser (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l]. Its type is Madaraspis magnifica.

It was assigned to Bathyuridae by Fortey and Droser (1999) and Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. magnifica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Madaraspis Fortey and Droser p. 88
1999Madaraspis Fortey and Droser p. 189
2002Madaraspis Jell and Adrain p. 402
2002Madaraspis Sepkoski

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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
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusMadaraspis

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. †Madaraspis Fortey and Droser 1996
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Madaraspis magnifica Fortey and Droser 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available