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Olenellus getzi

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus getzi was named by Dunbar (1925) [= ?Olenellus sp. 1 Fritz, 1991, p. 16, pl. 2, figs. 7, 8.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM locality 12x, Getz Quarry, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Olenellus getzi Dunbar
1938Olenellus getzi Resser and Howell p. 221
1999Olenellus getzi Lieberman p. 25 figs. 3.8, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1
2014Olenellus getzi Gapp and Lieberman pp. 482 - 485 figs. 2.1, 2.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyOlenellidae
subfamilyOlenellinae
genusOlenellusHall 1861
speciesgetziDunbar 1925

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.

Olenellus getzi Dunbar 1925
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 08:45:18
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:04:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Canada (Northern Territories) Olenellus getzi (228647)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Yukon Territory) Olenellus sp. 1 (156209)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Olenellus getzi (192 type locality: 226192)