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Gyrometopus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Diaphanometopidae

Taxonomy
Gyrometopus was named by Jaanusson (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Nileus lineatus.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Gyrometopus Jaanusson p. 209
2002Gyrometopus Jell and Adrain p. 469
2002Gyrometopus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
familyDiaphanometopidaeJaanusson 1959
genusGyrometopus

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. †Gyrometopus Jaanusson 1975
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Gyrometopus lineatus Angelin 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available