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Cronierella

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. expansa, C. postera (type species), C. zofiae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Cronierella Feist and Klapper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusCronierella

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. †Cronierella Feist and Klapper 2022
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Cronierella expansa Feist and Klapper 2022
Cronierella postera Feist and Klapper 2022
Cronierella zofiae Chlupáč 1993
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist and G. Klapper 2022Glabella moderately vaulted, not overhanging in front; palpebral furrow shallow; low eyes remaining in short distance from posterior border furrow, visual surface considerably reduced in height at the posterior end, with 16 rows of lenses containing a maximum of four (five?) lenses; pygidium transverse subpentagonal; axis narrow, low, with eight rings, with distinct postaxial ridge not reaching posterior edge; pleural field moderately vaulted with six to seven flat ribs defined by deep pleural furrows not reaching lateral margin. Sculpture of flat tubercles becoming elongated on frontal face of glabella, exoskeleton pitted.