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Zeliszkella

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Zeliszkella was named by Delo (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1075,1081]. Its type is Phacops deshayesi.

It was assigned to Zeliszkellinae by Henry (1980); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Zeliszkella Delo
1980Zeliszkella Henry
2002Zeliszkella Jell and Adrain p. 463
2002Zeliszkella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
subfamilyZeliszkellinaeDelo 1935
genusZeliszkellaDelo 1935

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. †Zeliszkella Delo 1935
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Subg. †Zeliszkella (Mytocephala) Struve 1958
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†Zeliszkella deshayesi Barrande 1846
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-10 07:47:40
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:47:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Pirgu or 461.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2France Z. renaudae (174550)
Middle Ordovician - Ordovician471.3 - 443.1France Z. lapeyrei (174538 174547 174548)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Morocco Z. sp. (20986)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Z. hawlei (3861)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Spain Z. toledana (230086) Z. torrubiae (230074 230075)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Toledo and Cuidad Real) Z. sp. (20893)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France Z. sp. (21004)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia (Central Bohemia) Z. oriens (192908)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Morocco Z. sp. (20999)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Portugal Z. sp. (20958)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Z. torrubiae (20883)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia Z. mytoensis (3859)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Morocco (Taroudannt) Z. sp. (20987)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Cuidad Real) Z. sp. (21051) Z. toledana (20891) Z. torrubiae (166760)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Badajoz) Z. sp. (21050)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Sierra Morena and Cuidad Real) Z. sp. (21017)
Dobrotivian - Caradoc461.0 - 449.5Spain (Ciudad Real) Z. sp. (20892)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia (Prague) Z. sp. (76470)
Vinice459.3 - 457.3Czechia Z. deshayesi (3864)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Z. deshayesi (3863)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Z. sp. (74932)