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Deltacephalus
Taxonomy
Deltacephalus was named by Swinton (1956). Its type is Deltacephalus whitei.
It was assigned to Deltacephalidae by Shishkin et al. (1996); and to Lydekkerinidae by Swinton (1956), Carroll (1988), Hewison (1996), Schoch and Milner (2000).
It was assigned to Deltacephalidae by Shishkin et al. (1996); and to Lydekkerinidae by Swinton (1956), Carroll (1988), Hewison (1996), Schoch and Milner (2000).
Species
D. whitei (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Deltacephalus Swinton p. 60 figs. 1-2 |
| 1988 | Deltacephalus Carroll |
| 1996 | Deltacephalus Hewison p. 306 |
| 1996 | Deltacephalus Shishkin et al. p. 1654 |
| 2000 | Deltacephalus Schoch and Milner p. 77 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available