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Kollarcephalus

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy

Species
K. granatai (type species), K. placida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Kollarcephalus Brezinski p. 1055
2002Kollarcephalus Jell and Adrain p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
genusKollarcephalus

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. †Kollarcephalus Brezinski 2000
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Kollarcephalus granatai Brezinski 2000
Kollarcephalus placida Vogdes 1896
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. K. Brezinski 2000Smooth, oval, moderately vaulted exoskeleton. Glabellar broad at base, widest between palpebrae, slightly taper- ing, broadly anteriorly rounded, overhanging anterior margin. Glabellar furrows shallow, indistinct. Anterior facial sutures par- allel to dorsal furrow and anterior lobe of glabella. Pygidium with short axis (0.75 total pygidial length), subdued relief, semicircular in outline, border with imprint of ribs.