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Elliptocephala logani

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus logani was named by Walcott (1910) [Lectotype designated by Lieberman 1999]. Its type specimen is GSC 414d and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Wanneria logani by Poulsen (1958) and Fritz (1972); it was recombined as Elliptocephala logani by Lieberman (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Olenellus logani Walcott p. 333 figs. pl. 41, figs. 5, 6.
1958Wanneria logani Poulsen p. 16
1972Wanneria logani Fritz p. 29 figs. pl. 14, figs. 1–14, pl. 16, figs. 1–7
1999Elliptocephala logani Lieberman pp. 61 - 62 fig. 12.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyWanneriidae(Hupé 1952)
genusElliptocephala
specieslogani()

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.

†Elliptocephala logani Walcott 1910
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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: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Canada (Northern Territories) Elliptocephala logani (228648 228650)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Labrador) Wanneria logani (195759)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Newfoundland) Elliptocephala logani (195905 195925)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Wanneria logani (9900)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Yukon Territory) Wanneria logani (156214)