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Parafrithjofia

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Parafrithjofia was named by Yuan (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 802]. It is not extant. Its type is Parafrithjofia obscura.

It was assigned to Drevermanniinae by Chlupac (1994); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
P. obscura (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Parafrithjofia Yuan
1994Parafrithjofia Chlupac p. 504
2002Parafrithjofia Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Parafrithjofia 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
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDrevermanniinaeMaximova 1960
genusParafrithjofiaYuan 1988

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. †Parafrithjofia Yuan 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available