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Variopelta

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Variopelta was named by Fritz (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 475]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Variopelta Fritz
2002Variopelta Jell and Adrain p. 478
2002Variopelta 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
genusVariopeltaFritz 1972

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. †Variopelta Fritz 1972
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Variopelta laevis Fritz 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available