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Xela

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae

Taxonomy
Xela was named by Jell and Morris (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Redlichiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Xela Jell and Morris
2002Xela Jell and Adrain p. 460
2002Xela Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyRedlichiidaePoulsen 1927
genusXelaJell and Morris 1990

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. †Xela Jell and Morris 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:19:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available