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Lepidocoleus

Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Lepidocoleidae

Taxonomy
Lepidocoleus was named by Faber (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 784,1129]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lepidocoleidae by Adrain et al. (1995); and to Lepidocoleomorpha by Klug et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Lepidocoleus Faber
1995Lepidocoleus Adrain et al.
2008Lepidocoleus Klug et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
RankNameAuthor
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883
Machaeridia
CuniculepadidaParry et al. 2014
familyLepidocoleidaeClarke 1896
genusLepidocoleusFaber 1886

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.

G. †Lepidocoleus Faber 1886
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Lepidocoleus jamesi Hall and Whitfield 1875
Lepidocoleus kuangguoduni Gügel et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available