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Plasiaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Plasiaspis was named by Prantl and Pribyl (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 1075]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Plasiaspis Prantl and Pribyl
2002Plasiaspis Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Plasiaspis 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
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusPlasiaspisPrantl and Pribyl 1949

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. †Plasiaspis Prantl and Pribyl 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available