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Gabriellus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Taxonomy
Gabriellus was named by Fritz (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-l]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Gabriellinae.

It was assigned to Gabriellinae by Palmer and Repina (1993); to Olenellina by Lieberman (2001); to Olenellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Olenellidae by Whittington et al. (1997) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gabriellus Fritz
1993Gabriellus Palmer and Repina p. 24 figs. Figure 4.9
1997Gabriellus Whittington et al. p. 412
2001Gabriellus Lieberman p. 102 figs. Figure 8
2002Gabriellus Jell and Adrain p. 377
2002Gabriellus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyOlenellidae
genusGabriellusFritz 1992

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. †Gabriellus Fritz 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993Olenellidae with posterior margin of cephalon curved forward. Intergenal angle variably developed, situated slightly distal to midlength of posterior margin. Genal spine originating opposite or anterior to Si. Glabella bullet-shaped. Ocular lobes close to glabella, tips opposite or posterior to occipital furrow. Thorax with at least 17 segments; width of thoracic axis greater than width of inner parts of pleural region; third thoracic segment not modified; fifteenth segment with long axial spine. Opisthothorax not clearly differentiated. Pygidum elongate, sides convergent posteriorly, end bluntly pointed.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-21 05:06:25
Modified: 2009-12-21 07:06:25
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Alberta) G. lanceatus (10867 10884)