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Maurotarion

Trilobita - Proetida - Aulacopleuridae

Taxonomy
Maurotarion was named by Alberti (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg D Give]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aulacopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002).

Sister genera
Goniopleura

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Goniopleura Hawle and Corda
1969Maurotarion Alberti
1971Otarion (Tricornotarion) Chatterton p. 74
1981Branisella Pribyl and Vanek
2002Maurotarion Jell and Adrain p. 403
2002Maurotarion Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyAulacopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusMaurotarionAlberti 1969

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. †Maurotarion Alberti 1969
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Maurotarion minuscula Hall 1876
Maurotarion struszi Chatterton 1971
Maurotarion zlichovensis Pribyl and Vanek 1981
Invalid names: Branisella Pribyl and Vanek 1981 [synonym], Goniopleura Hawle and Corda 1847 [nomen oblitum], Tricornotarion Chatterton 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available