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Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) minuta

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Cheirurus minutus was named by Barrande (1846). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Perunaspis minuta by Vaněk (1959); it was recombined as Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) minuta by Thomas and Holloway (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Cheirurus minutus Barrande
1872Lichas nitidulus Barrande
1952Lobopyge (Nitidulopyge) nitidulus Přibyl and Erben p. 151
1959Perunaspis minuta Vaněk p. 141
1988Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) minuta Thomas and Holloway p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAcanthopyge
subgenusPerunaspis
speciesminuta(Barrande 1846)

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.

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Invalid names: Lobopyge (Nitidulopyge) nitidulus Barrande 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available