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Whittakerites

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Whittakerites was named by Ludvigsen (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795].

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Whittakerites Ludvigsen p. 948
2002Whittakerites Jell and Adrain p. 460
2002Whittakerites 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
genusWhittakerites

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. †Whittakerites Ludvigsen 1976
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Whittakerites planatus Ludvigsen 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available