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Westphaloptilus

Insecta - Paoliida - Anthracoptilidae

Taxonomy

Species
W. gallicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Westphaloptilus Guan et al. p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderPaoliida
familyAnthracoptilidae
genusWestphaloptilus

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.

G. †Westphaloptilus Guan et al. 2016
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Westphaloptilus gallicus Guan et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available