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Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina was named by Campbell and Chatterton (2006). Its type specimen is UA 9796, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Section AV4B, Level 112 m, Whittaker Fm., Avalanche Lake Area, Mackenzie Mts., which is in a Hirnantian open shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina Campbell and Chatterton p. 518 figs. Fig. 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusAcanthopygePek and Vanek 1991
subgenusLobopyge
speciespristina

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.

Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina Campbell and Chatterton 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available