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Oryctocephalus elongatus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Taxonomy
Oryctocephalina elongatus was named by Zhao et al. (1997). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Oryctocephalus elongatus by Sundberg et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Oryctocephalina elongatus Zhao et al.
2011Oryctocephalus elongatus Sundberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyOryctocephalidaeBeecher 1897
subfamilyOryctocephalinaeBeecher 1897
genusOryctocephalusWalcott 1886
specieselongatus(Zhao et al. 1997)

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.

Oryctocephalus elongatus Zhao et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available