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Birkeniidae

Anaspida - Birkeniidae

Taxonomy
Birkeniidae was named by Traquair (1899).

It was assigned to Anaspida by Gardiner (1966).

Subtaxa
Ctenopleuron

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Birkeniidae Traquair
1966Birkeniidae Gardiner p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassAnaspidomorphi
classAnaspida(Traquair)
familyBirkeniidaeTraquair 1899
familyBirkeniidaeTraquair 1899

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.

Fm. †Birkeniidae Traquair 1899
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G. †Ctenopleuron Mathew 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available