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Monkaspis

Trilobita - Monkaspididae

Taxonomy
Monkaspis was named by Kobayashi (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Monkaspididae by Peng et al. (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Monkaspis Kobayashi
1959Kushanopyge Chu
2002Monkaspis Sepkoski
2004Monkaspis Peng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyMonkaspididaeKobayashi 1935
genusMonkaspisKobayashi 1935

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. †Monkaspis Kobayashi 1935
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Monkaspis daulis Walcott 1905
Monkaspis quadrata Yang 1977
Monkaspis serratus Meng 1977
Invalid names: Kushanopyge Chu 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available