Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative spelling: Dechenella (Basidechenella)
Parent taxon: Dechenellinae according to A. Bignon and C. Crônier 2011
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Ormiston 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Borealia, Camsellia, Clavibole, Cyberella, Cyrtodechenella, Dechenella, Deltadechenella, Elegenodechenella, Flexidechenella, Fuscinipyge, Humeia, Ormistoniella, Otodechenella, Paradechenella, Pedinodechenella, Schizoproetoides, Schizoproetus, Xenodechenella, Chauffouraspis
Subtaxa: Basidechenella arkonensis Basidechenella blondeli Basidechenella canaliculata Basidechenella cartwrightae Basidechenella clara Basidechenella elevata Basidechenella eriensis Basidechenella exquisita Basidechenella hesionea Basidechenella kayseri Basidechenella lucasensis Basidechenella magna Basidechenella maura Basidechenella nodosa Basidechenella prouti Basidechenella pulchra Basidechenella reimanni Basidechenella rowi Basidechenella timwhitei Basidechenella witherspooni Dechenella (Basidechenella) kayseri
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Osagean of United States (1: Indiana collection)
• Devonian of Canada (4: Nunavut, Ontario, Yukon), China (5), Germany (2), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (37: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio), Vietnam (1)
Total: 52 collections including 56 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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