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Varvia breviceps

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Symphysurus breviceps was named by Angelin (1854). It is the type species of Varvia.

It was recombined as Varvia breviceps by Hoel (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Varvia breviceps Hoel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusVarviaTjernvik 1956
speciesbreviceps(Angelin 1854)

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.

Varvia breviceps Angelin 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available