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Novakella

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Novakella was named by Whittard (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyclopygidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Novakella Whittard
1985Incisopyge Pillet and Courtessole
2002Novakella Jell and Adrain p. 412
2002Incisopyge Sepkoski
2002Novakella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusNovakellaWhittard 1961

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. †Novakella Whittard 1961
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Invalid names: Incisopyge Pillet and Courtessole 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:46:35
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:32:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Fennian to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 470.70000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) N. sp. (3706)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) N. sp. (20827)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Incisopyge sp. (20825)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) N. sp. (3707)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom N. copei (69814 69819)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Czech Republic (Prague) N. sp. (76458)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic N. sp. (3857)