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Ogmasaphus praetextus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus praetextus was named by Törnquist (1884). It is not extant. It is the type species of Ogmasaphus.

It was recombined as Ogmasaphus praetextus by Jaanusson (1953) and Henningsmoen (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Ogmasaphus praetextus Jaanusson
1960Ogmasaphus praetextus Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusOgmasaphusJaanusson 1953
speciespraetextus(Törnquist 1884)

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.

Ogmasaphus praetextus Törnquist 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available