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Actinopeltis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Actinopeltis was named by Hawle and Corda (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1075].

It was reranked as Cheirurus (Actinopeltis) by Salter (1864).

It was assigned to Cheirurus by Salter (1864); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Actinopeltis Hawle and Corda
1864Cheirurus (Actinopeltis) Salter p. 67
2002Actinopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 337
2002Actinopeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusActinopeltisHawle and Corda 1847

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. †Actinopeltis Hawle and Corda 1847
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Actinopeltis spjeldnaesi Hammann 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available