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Pygocephalus
Taxonomy
Pygocephalus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Pygocephalus cooperi. It is the type genus of Pygocephalidae.
It was assigned to Pygocephalidae by Schram (1979); and to Mysidacea by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Pygocephalidae by Schram (1979); and to Mysidacea by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Anthrapalaemon Salter |
| 1861 | Diplostylus Salter |
| 1861 | Palaeocarabus Salter |
| 1879 | Necroscilla Woodward p. 552 |
| 1899 | Anthrapalaemon Jones and Woodward |
| 1907 | Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) Woodward |
| 1979 | Pygocephalus Schram p. 84 |
| 2002 | Pygocephalus Sepkoski |
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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. †Pygocephalus
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†Pygocephalus cooperi Huxley 1857
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon glaber Jones and Woodward 1899 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon serratus Woodward 1905 [synonym], Necroscilla wilsoni Woodward 1879 [synonym], Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) parkeri Woodward 1907 [synonym]
†Pygocephalus dubius Prestwich 1840
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon grossarti Salter 1861 [synonym], Palaeocarabus russelianus Salter 1863 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon Salter 1861 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon grossarti holti Woodward 1911 [synonym], Diplostylus Salter 1861 [synonym], Necroscilla Woodward 1879 [synonym], Palaeocarabus Salter 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available