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Ganinella

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Ganinella was named by Elkin (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi-l D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 421,1106]. It is not extant. Its type is Dechenella batchatensis.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetinae by Zhou et al. (2000) and Stocker et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ganinella Elkin
1988Lophiokephalion Kobayashi
2000Ganinella Zhou et al. p. 468
2002Ganinella Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Lophiokephalion Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Ganinella Sepkoski
2002Lophiokephalion Sepkoski
2019Ganinella Stocker et al. pp. 214 - 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusGaninellaElkin 1968

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. †Ganinella Elkin 1968
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Ganinella auspicata Zhou et al. 2000
Ganinella batchatensis Tchernysheva 1951
Ganinella tenuiceps Kobayashi and Hamada 1987
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Invalid names: Proetus (Coniproetus) subconicus Kobayashi and Hamada 1987 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lophiokephalion Kobayashi 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. P. Stocker et al. 2019Glabella elongate and conical to pyriform, with a rounded or slightly pointed anterior margin and three or four pairs of lateral furrows, often strongly incised. Genal ridge is present. Pygidium subsemicircular in outline, with eight to twelve axial rings and five to eight variably defined ribs. Sculpture of distinct pitting on fixigenae and librigenae; cephalon with granular or tubercular sculpture, or smooth. (Emended from Yolkin 1968, to include species described herein).