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Olenellus (Paedeumias) chiefensis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus (Paedeumias) chiefensis was named by Palmer (1998). Its type specimen is Figures 5.3, 11.1-11.6 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality ICS-1173, which is in a Lenian carbonate limestone in the Pioche Shale Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. austinvillensis, O. santucci, O. schofieldi, O. sequornalus, O. turmalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Olenellus (Paedeumias) chiefensis Palmer p. 670 figs. Figures 5.3, 11.1-11.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyOlenellidae
subfamilyOlenellinae
genusOlenellusHall 1861
subgenusPaedeumias()
specieschiefensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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