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Poliella germana

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae

Taxonomy

Ptarmigania germana was named by Resser (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Poliella germana by Fritz (1968), Palmer and Halley (1979).

Synonyms

Dolichometopsis potens was named by Resser (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poliella germana by Palmer and Halley (1979).
Dolichometopsis gravis was named by Resser (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poliella germana by Palmer and Halley (1979).
Ptarmigania agrestis was named by Resser (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poliella germana by Palmer and Halley (1979).
Ptarmigania altilis was named by Resser (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poliella germana by Palmer and Halley (1979).
Ptarmigania dignata was named by Resser (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poliella germana by Palmer and Halley (1979).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1939	Ptarmigania germana Resser figs. pi. 7, figs. 16-20
1939	Dolichometopsis gravis Resser p. 36 figs. pi. 7, figs. 6-9 (only)
1939	Dolichometopsis potens Resser p. 36 figs. p. 36, pi. 6, figs. 17-20 (only)
1939	Ptarmigania agrestis Resser p. 39 figs. pi. 7, figs. 1, 2
1939	Ptarmigania altilis Resser p. 40 figs. pi. 7, figs. 3, 4 (only)
1939	Ptarmigania dignata Resser p. 41 figs. pi. 8, figs. 1, 2, 4-7 (only)
1968	Poliella germana Fritz p. 207 figs. p. 207, pi. 37, figs. 1-9
1979	Poliella germana Palmer and Halley p. 79 figs. Plate 11, figures 1-8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Artiopoda	(Hou and Bergstrom)
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Corynexochida
family	Dolichometopidae
genus	Poliella	()
species	germana	(Resser 1939)

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.

†Poliella germana Resser 1939

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Invalid names: Dolichometopsis gravis Resser 1939 [synonym], Dolichometopsis potens Resser 1939 [synonym], Ptarmigania agrestis Resser 1939 [synonym], Ptarmigania altilis Resser 1939 [synonym], Ptarmigania dignata Resser 1939 [synonym]

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

Ribbing:

noneg

Spines:

noneg

Ontogeny:

molting, addition of partsc

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

nektobenthico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Created:

2009-02-26 12:19:05

Modified:

2009-02-26 14:19:05

Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Menevian or 508.20000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Delamaran	509.7 - 505.3	USA (Nevada)	Poliella germana (77188 149564 149565 149566 155978 155979 155984 155985 155991)
Solvan	508.2 - 504.5	USA (Nevada)	Poliella germana (9443 9463)
Menevian	504.5 - 499.5	USA (Idaho)	Ptarmigania germana, Dolichometopsis potens, Dolichometopsis gravis, Ptarmigania agrestis, Ptarmigania altilis, Ptarmigania dignata (type locality: 50208)