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Mummaspis occidens
Taxonomy
Wanneria occidens was named by Walcott (1913). Its type specimen is USNM 60080 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Mummaspis.
It was recombined as Esmeraldina occidens by Resser and Howell (1938); it was recombined as Mummaspis occidens by Fritz (1992), Palmer and Repina (1993) and Lieberman (1999).
It was recombined as Esmeraldina occidens by Resser and Howell (1938); it was recombined as Mummaspis occidens by Fritz (1992), Palmer and Repina (1993) and Lieberman (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Wanneria occidens Walcott p. 314 figs. pl. 53, fig. 2 |
| 1938 | Esmeraldina occidens Resser and Howell p. 229 |
| 1992 | Mummaspis occidens Fritz p. 17 figs. pl. 9, figs. 2–5, pl. 10, figs. 1–5, text fig. 6a |
| 1993 | Mummaspis occidens Palmer and Repina p. 23 |
| 1999 | Mummaspis occidens Lieberman p. 101 fig. 17.2 |
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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.
†Mummaspis occidens Walcott 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available