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Rossaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Rossaspis was named by Harrington (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Trem-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. It is not extant. Its type is Protopliomerops superciliosa.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Rossaspis Harrington p. 812
2002Rossaspis Jell and Adrain p. 440
2002Rossaspis 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
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusRossaspis

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. †Rossaspis Harrington 1957
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Rossaspis leboni Adrain et al. 2014
Rossaspis rossi Harrington and Leanza 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available