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Plectrocrania

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Plectrocrania was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Plectrocrania minor.

It was assigned to Proasaphiscidae by Zhang et al. (1980).

Species
P. minor (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Plectrocrania Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyProasaphiscidaeZhang 1963
genusPlectrocrania

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. †Plectrocrania Zhang et al. 1980
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Plectrocrania minor Zhang et al. 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available