incertae sedis
adverb
in·cer·tae se·dis
in-ˈsər-tē-ˈsē-dəs
: in an uncertain position : without assurance of relationship
—used of taxa
the enigmatic fossil arthropods were placed incertae sedis among the Myriopoda
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