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Bristolia insolens

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae

Taxonomy
Mesonacis insolens was named by Resser (1928). Its type specimen is USNM 78386, 78387, 78388, 78389 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Olenellus insolens by Riccio (1952); it was recombined as Bristolia insolens by Harrington (1956) and Lieberman (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Mesonacis insolens Resser p. 8 figs. Plate 2, figs. 1-4
1952Olenellus insolens Riccio p. 30 figs. Plate 5, figures 1-13; Plate 6, figures 1-3
1956Bristolia insolens Harrington p. 59
1999Bristolia insolens Lieberman p. 123 fig. 20.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyBiceratopsidae
subfamilyBristoliinae
genusBristolia
speciesinsolens()

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.

Bristolia insolens Resser 1928
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