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Phacops alifrons

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops alifrons was named by McCoy (1851) [Phacops (Phacops) alifrons]. Its type specimen is SMA 42694 , a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Estoniops alifrons by Dean (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Phacops alifrons McCoy
1961Estoniops alifrons Dean

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPhacopsEmmrich 1839
speciesalifronsMcCoy 1851

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.

Phacops alifrons McCoy 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available