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Parillaenus exiguus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Parillaenus exiguus was named by Zhou et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NIGP 155144, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NJ688, Yijianfang section, Bachu area, which is in a Katian reef, buildup or bioherm grainstone/limestone in the Lianglitag Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. creber

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Parillaenus exiguus Zhou et al. p. 40 figs. Fig. 19A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusParillaenusJaanusson 1954
speciesexiguus

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.

†Parillaenus exiguus Zhou et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available