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Elliptocephala lundgreni

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus lundgreni was named by Moberg (1892) [Lectotype selected by Bergström 1973 p. 304.]. Its type specimen is LM LO 1398 T and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Holmia lundgreni by Moberg (1899), Lindström (1901), Walcott (1910) and Fritz (1973); it was recombined as Wanneria lundgreni by Bergström (1973); it was recombined as Kjerulfia lundgreni by Ahlberg et al. (1986); it was recombined as Elliptocephala lundgreni by Lieberman (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Olenellus lundgreni Moberg p. 3
1899Holmia lundgreni Moberg pp. 321-329 figs. Pl. 14, Figs. 1-14
1901Holmia lundgreni Lindström p. 57
1910Holmia lundgreni Walcott p. 290 figs. Plate ^0, Figs. 4-7
1973Wanneria lundgreni Bergström p. 304 figs. 17, 18, 19a
1973Holmia lundgreni Fritz p. 13
1986Kjerulfia lundgreni Ahlberg et al. p. 52
1999Elliptocephala lundgreni Lieberman pp. 63 - 64 figs. 12.7-12.8

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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
specieslundgreni(Moberg 1892)

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 lundgreni Moberg 1892
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available