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Selindella

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Archaeaspididae

Taxonomy
Selindella was named by Repina (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Selindella gigantea.

It was assigned to Archaeaspididae by Palmer and Repina (1993); and to Olenellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. gigantea (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Selindella Repina
1993Selindella Palmer and Repina p. 29 fig. 9.5
2002Selindella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyArchaeaspididaeRepina 1979
genusSelindellaRepina 1979

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. †Selindella Repina 1979
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Selindella gigantea Repina 1979
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993Archaeaspididae with glabella slightly ta- pered forward, sides slightly concave; anterior end strongly rounded. Posterior tips of ocular lobes about opposite inidlength of 1,1. Width of interocular area about equal to width of extraocular area. Sagittal length of border about equal to that of preglabellar field.
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: 2009-12-22 11:00:28
Modified: 2009-12-22 13:00:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available