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Biceratops nevadensis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Taxonomy
Biceratops nevadensis was named by Pack and Gayle (1971). Its type specimen is USNM 168225 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Frenchman Mountain, which is in a Dyeran marine sandstone/shale in the Pioche Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Biceratops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Biceratops nevadensis Pack and Gayle pp. 896-898 figs. Pl. 102, Fig. 2, 3
1993Biceratops nevadensis Palmer and Repina p. 23

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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
familyOlenellidae
genusBiceratops
speciesnevadensis

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.

†Biceratops nevadensis Pack and Gayle 1971
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Diagnosis
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