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Psalikilus

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Psalikilus was named by Ross (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. Its type is Psalikilus typicum.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hystricuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002) and Adrain et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Psalikilus Ross p. 62
2002Psalikilus Jell and Adrain p. 432
2002Psalikilus Sepkoski
2003Psalikilus Adrain et al. p. 559

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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
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusPsalikilus

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. †Psalikilus Ross 1951
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Psalikilus hestoni Adrain et al. 2009
Psalikilus paraspinosum Hintze 1953
Psalikilus pikum Hintze 1953
Psalikilus spinosum Hintze 1953
Psalikilus typicum Ross 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available