Basidechenella Richter 1912 (trilobite)

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

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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

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