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Borealaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Borealaspis was named by Ludvigson (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 690,795]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Borealaspis Ludvigson
1985Alreboaspis Pribyl and Vanek
2002Borealaspis Jell and Adrain p. 351
2002Borealaspis 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
genusBorealaspisLudvigson 1976

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. †Borealaspis Ludvigson 1976
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Borealaspis biformis Ludvigsen 1976
Borealaspis numitor Billings 1866
Borealaspis whittakerensis Ludvigsen 1976
Invalid names: Alreboaspis Pribyl and Vanek 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available