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Yinitidae

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Yinitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Yinitidae Hupé p. 160
1997Yinitidae Whittington et al. p. 446
2011Yinitidae Adrain p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyYinitidaeHupé 1953
familyYinitidaeHupé 1953

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.

Fm. †Yinitidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Drepanopyge Lu 1961
G. †Drepanuroides Chang 1966
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Invalid names: Xishuiella Yin 1978 [synonym]
G. †Hongjunshaoia Luo 1994
G. †Longduia Lu et al.
G. †Meitanella Zhang et al. 1980
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Meitanella hastata Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Paokannia Ho and Lee 1959
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Paokannia chinensis Ho and Lee 1959
G. †Parapaokannia Zhang et al. 1980
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Parapaokannia sichuanensis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Parayinites Zhang et al. 1980
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Parayinites spinosus Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Qingkouia Zhang et al. 1980
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Qingkouia kaiyangensis Zhang et al. 1980
Qingkouia zhangyangouensis Zhang et al. 1980
Invalid names: Paradrepanuroides Zhao et al. 1984 [synonym]
G. †Yinites Lu 1946
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Yinites elongatus Zhao and Huang 1981
Yinites fuquanensis Zhao and Huang 1981
Yinites typicalis Lu 1946
Yinites wanshougongensis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Yunnanaspidella Chang 1966
G. †Yunnanaspis Chang 1966
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. B. Whittington et al. 1997Glabella broadly conical; preglabellar field short (sag.) or absent. Thorax with 9 to 13 segments. Pygidium large and spinose (except
in Parapaokannia), usually with 3 to 6 pairs of spines