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Zeliszkella (Mytocephala)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Mytocephala was named by Struve (1958). Its type is Dalmanites oriens mytoensis.

It was reranked as Zeliszkella (Mytocephala) by Struve (1958).

It was assigned to Zeliszkella by Struve (1958); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Mytocephala Struve
1958Zeliszkella (Mytocephala) Struve
2002Mytocephala Jell and Adrain p. 409

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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
subgenusMytocephala(Struve 1958)

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.

Subg. †Zeliszkella (Mytocephala) Struve 1958
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 07:47:40
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:47:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Dobrotivian or 459.00000 to 457.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Zeliszkella mytoensis (3859)