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Staurocephalus murchisoni

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Staurocephalus murchisoni was named by Barrande (1846). It is the type species of Staurocephalus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. lagena, S. oarion

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Staurocephalus murchisoni Barrande

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
familyStaurocephalidaePrantl and Pribyl 1947
genusStaurocephalusBarrande 1846
speciesmurchisoniBarrande 1846

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.

†Staurocephalus murchisoni Barrande 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available