Brachypleura Günther [A.] 1862:419 Fem. Brachypleura novaezeelandiae Günther 1862. Type by monotypy. Preoccupied by Brachypleura Angelin 1854 in Trilobita, Bruton & Nikolaisen 2017:138 [ref. 35842]. Not replaced. •Valid as Brachypleura Günther 1862 -- (Norman 1927:43 [ref. 3217], Norman 1934:400 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:640 [ref. 13641], Li & Wang 1995:108 [ref. 16193], Hoshino 2001:391 [ref. 25785], Hensley 2001:3796 [ref. 26310], Hoese & Bray 2006:1808 [ref. 29000]). •In the synonymy of Laiopteryx Weber 1913. Current status: Synonym of Laiopteryx Weber 1913. Citharidae.