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Piochella

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Species
P. peasleensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Piochiella Jell and Adrain p. 426
2003Piochella Sundberg and McCollum p. 349

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusPiochella

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. †Piochella Sundberg and McCollum 2003
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Piochella peasleensis Sundberg and McCollum 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg and L.B. McCollum 2003Cranidium pentagonal in outline with moderately low relief; anterior branches of facial suture parallel to mod~rately convergent; posterior branch slightly divergent, nearly parallel; glabella moderately to strongly tapered, frontal lobe bluntly rounded, straight or slightly convex glabellar outline, lateral gla- bellar furrows and axial furrows nearly effaced; anterior border narrow, upturned; border furrow wide; palpebral lobes moderately long, posteriorly placed; fixigena slightly convex, level; anterior area moderately downsloping, posterior area extending slightly past palpebral lobes. Exoskeleton smooth.