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Selenopeltis
Taxonomy
Selenopeltis was named by Hawle and Corda (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 2].
It was assigned to Odontopleurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2003).
It was assigned to Odontopleurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2003).
Sister genera
Acidaspis (syn. Pseudomonaspis), Anacaenaspis, Borkopleura, Ceratocephala (syn. Onchaspis), Ceratonurus, Chlustinia, Dicranurus, Dudleyaspis, Eoleonaspis, Exallaspis, Gaotania, Hispaniaspis, Isoprusia, Ivanopleura, Koneprusia, Laethoprusia, Leonaspis (syn. Acanthaloma, Acanthalomina), Meadowtownella, Miraspis (syn. Elbaspis), Orphanaspis, Primaspis, Proceratocephala (syn. Drummuckaspis), Selenopeltoides, Stelckaspis, Taemasaspis (syn. Gondwanaspis), Uriarra, Whittingtonia
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1847 | Selenopeltis Hawle and Corda |
| 2002 | Selenopeltis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Selenopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 443 |
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