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Poriplethopeltis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae

Taxonomy
Poriplethopeltis was named by Yuan and Yin (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Poriplethopeltis sinensis.

It was assigned to Plethopeltidae by Yuan and Yin (1998).

Species
P. sinensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Poriplethopeltis Yuan and Yin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925
genusPoriplethopeltis

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. †Poriplethopeltis Yuan and Yin 1998
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Poriplethopeltis sinensis Yuan and Yin 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available