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Palaeolenidae
Taxonomy
Palaeolenidae was named by Hupé (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeolenides.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ellipsocephaloidea by Adrain (2011), El Albani et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ellipsocephaloidea by Adrain (2011), El Albani et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Palaeolenidae Hupé |
| 2002 | Palaeolenidae Jell and Adrain p. 475 |
| 2011 | Palaeolenidae Adrain p. 104 |
| 2024 | Palaeolenidae El Albani et al. p. S13 |
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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.
Fm. †Palaeolenidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Alataurus Repina 1964
G. †Bajangoliaspis Sivov 1960
G. †Enammocephalus Repina 1964
G. †Enixus Özdikmen 2009
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†Enixus enigmaticus Chernysheva 1956
Invalid names: Schistocephalus Chernysheva 1956 [replaced]
G. †Ferralsia Cobbold 1935
G. †Gigoutella Hupe 1953
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†Gigoutella atlasensis Hupé 1953
†Gigoutella mauretanica Ortega-Hernández et al. 2017
G. †Habrocephalus Repina 1964
G. †Megapalaeolenus Chang 1966
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Subg. †Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) Guo and An 1982
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†Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) houdapoensis Guo and An 1982
†Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) latilimbatus Guo and An 1982
†Megapalaeolenus deprati Mansuy 1912
†Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis Chu 1962
†Megapalaeolenus longispinus Zhang et al. 1980
†Megapalaeolenus quadratus Yang et al. 1993
G. †Palaeolenella Repina 1960
G. †Palaeolenides Egorova 1967
G. †Palaeolenus Mansuy 1912
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†Palaeolenus douvillei Mansuy 1912
†Palaeolenus lantenoisi Mansuy 1912
†Palaeolenus tingi Lu 1941
G. †Resimopsis Repina 1958
G. †Validaspis Repina 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Undillan or 521.00000 to 500.50000 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Atdabanian | Russian Federation (Khakasiya) | Alataurus sp., Palaeolenella artifera (81328) Resimopsis marlinica (81312 81327) | |
| Atdabanian | Kazakhstan | Palaeolenella sarta (99357) | |
| Atdabanian | Russian Federation (Kemorovo) | Bajangoliaspis tumida (57019) Resimopsis mariinica, Resimopsis basaichica (57018) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Guizhou) | Palaeolenus sp. (127341) | |
| Nangaoian - Duyunian | China (Guizhou) | Megapalaeolenus deprati (107060) Megapalaeolenus globus, Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis, Megapalaeolenus longispinus (107128) Palaeolenus lantenoisi, Palaeolenus tingi (107059) | |
| Nangaoian - Duyunian | China (Sichuan) | Palaeolenus lantenoisi (130129) | |
| Botomian | Russian Federation | Micmacca enormis (233047) | |
| Botomian | China (Yunnan) | Megapalaeolenus deprati (90357) Palaeolenus douvillei (90356) Palaeolenus douvillei, Palaeolenus lantenoisi (90353 90364) Palaeolenus lantenoisi (90355) Palaeolenus longispinus, Palaeolenus douvillei, Palaeolenus lantenoisi (90361 90371) | |
| Duyunian | China (Shaanxi) | Megapalaeolenus quadratus (127092 127093) | |
| Duyunian | China (Liaoning) | Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis (128369 128370) Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis, Megapalaeolenus houdapoensis (128376 128377 128391) Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis, Megapalaeolenus latilimbatus, Megapalaeolenus houdapoensis (128371) | |
| Duyunian | China (Henan) | Megapalaeolenus deprati (127089) | |
| Stage 4 | Morocco | Xandarella mauretanica (235700) | |
| Undillan | Germany | Enixus juvenis (186155) |