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Gignopeltis

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Gignopeltis was named by Raymond (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: O l]. Its type is Dolichometopus rarus.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Gignopeltis Raymond
2002Gignopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 378
2002Gigmpeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusGignopeltisRaymond 1924

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. †Gignopeltis Raymond 1924
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Gignopeltis rarus Billings 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available