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Physemataspis coopi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Physemataspis coopi was named by Evitt and Tripp (1977). Its type specimen is USNM 217615, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Physemataspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Physemataspis coopi Evitt and Tripp

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyEncrinurinaeAngelin 1854
genusPhysemataspis
speciescoopi

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.

Physemataspis coopi Evitt and Tripp 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available