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Oligometopus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Cheilocephalidae

Taxonomy
Oligometopus was named by Resser (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran Sepkoski's reference number: 494].

It was assigned to Corynexochidae by Resser (1936); to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheilocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Oligometopus Resser pp. 28 - 29
1949Bernicella Frederickson
2002Oligometopus Jell and Adrain p. 414
2002Oligometopus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyCheilocephalidaeShaw 1956
genusOligometopus

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. †Oligometopus Resser 1936
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Oligometopus breviceps Walcott 1884
Oligometopus contractus Palmer 1965
Invalid names: Bernicella Frederickson 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Resser 1936Cranidium only part known. Broad, with wide gla- bella and fixed cheeks. Glabella wide, rounded in front, apparently with a faint rear pair of joined glabellar furrows. Eyes slightly be- hind middle of head ; eye lines developed. Brim consists of narrow rim only.