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Kerfornella brevicaudata

Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus brevicaudatus was named by Deslongchamps (1825) [Néotype]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is LGC 720, a cephalon/head.

It was recombined as Plaesiacomia brevicaudata by Deslongchamps (1825) and Tromelin (1877); it was recombined as Kerfornella brevicaudata by Henry (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Plaesiacomia brevicaudata Deslongchamps
1877Plaesiacomia brevicaudata Tromelin
1976Kerfornella brevicaudata Henry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyHomalonotidaeChapman 1890
genusKerfornellaHenry 1976
speciesbrevicaudata(Deslongchamps 1825)

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.

†Kerfornella brevicaudata Deslongchamps 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available