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Kunmingaspis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Kunmingaspis was named by Lu and Chang (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 885]. It is not extant. Its type is Kunmingaspis yunnanensis.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptychopariidae by Hughes et al. (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Kunmingaspis Lu and Chang
1982Benxiaspis Guo and An
2002Kunmingaspis Hughes et al.
2002Kunmingaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusKunmingaspisLu and Chang 1974

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. †Kunmingaspis Lu and Chang 1974
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Invalid names: Benxiaspis Guo and An 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available