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Plesiamecephalus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Plesiamecephalus was named by Lin and Qiu (1983) [in Qiu]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariidae by Yuan and Li (1999).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Plesiamecephalus Lin and Qiu
1999Plesiamecephalus Yuan and Li

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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
genusPlesiamecephalusLin and Qiu 1983

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. †Plesiamecephalus Lin and Qiu 1983
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Plesiamecephalus conicus Yuan and Li 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available