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Basidechenella nodosa

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Dechenella (Basidechenella) nodosa was named by Stumm (1953).

It was recombined as Basidechenella nodosa by Lieberman (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dechenella (Basidechenella) nodosa Stumm pp. 118-119 figs. pl. 2, figs. 16-20
1954Phacops ohioensis Stumm pp. 214 - 215 figs. pl. 4, figs. 14, 17
1994Basidechenella nodosa Lieberman p. 103 figs. 30.1-30.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDechenellinaePribyl 1946
genusBasidechenellaRichter 1912
speciesnodosa()

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.

Basidechenella nodosa Stumm 1953
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Invalid names: Basidechenella ohioensis Stumm 1954 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. S. Lieberman 1994Faint furrow separating series of latitudinal ridges on anterior end of cephalic border; posterior border furrow at distal end straight; prosopon of dense granules; furrow in front of eye deep; sides of glabella parallel between anterior edge ofeye and point beyond S3; anterior border furrow intersects glabella at anterior edge; tubercles on all axial rings of pygidium and thorax; posterior portion of pygidium in dorsal view straight, transverse; eight pygidial pleural segments.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Dechenella nodosa (207837 207859)