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Plectasaphus plicicostis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus plicicostis was named by Törnquist (1884). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Plectasaphus plicicostis by Jaanusson (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Plectasaphus plicicostis Jaanusson

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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
genusPlectasaphusJaanusson 1953
speciesplicicostis(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.

Plectasaphus plicicostis Törnquist 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available