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Rhyssometopus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Rhyssometopidae

Taxonomy
Rhyssometopus was named by Oepik (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhyssometopidae by Paterson and Laurie (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Rhyssometopus Oepik
2004Rhyssometopus Paterson and Laurie p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyRhyssometopidaeOepik 1967
genusRhyssometopusOepik 1967

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. †Rhyssometopus Oepik 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available