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Diceratocephalus armatus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Diceratocephalidae

Taxonomy
Diceratocephalus armatus was named by Lu (1954). It is not extant. It is the type species of Diceratocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Diceratocephalus armatus Lu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyDiceratocephalidaeLu 1954
genusDiceratocephalusLu 1954
speciesarmatusLu 1954

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available