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Platyantyx

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Platyantyx was named by Whittington (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Platyantyx Whittington
2002Platyantyx Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Platyantyx 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
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
genusPlatyantyxWhittington 1953

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. †Platyantyx Whittington 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available