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Basidechenella pulchra

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Dechenella (Basidechenella) pulchra was named by Stumm (1965).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dechenella (Basidechenella) pulchra Stumm pp. 119-120 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1-8
1965Dechenella (Basidechenella) pulchra Stumm pp. 119-120 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1-8
1994Basidechenella pulchra Lieberman pp. 103 - 106 figs. 30.8-30.12, 31.1-31.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDechenellinaePribyl 1946
genusBasidechenellaRichter 1912
speciespulchra()

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 pulchra Stumm 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. S. Lieberman 1994Posterior border furrow at distal end flexes slightly anteriorly; prosopon of dense granules; prominent furrow separates two well-developed ridges on anterior portion of cephalic border; anterior edge of glabella in dorsal profile curved; glabella posterior of eyes flexing slightly laterally; median glabellar impression developed as short line that does not contact S 1; posterior margin of pygidium in dorsal view straight, transverse; 11 pygidial axial rings; medial tubercles on all pygidial axial rings.
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Basidechenella pulchra (85062) Dechenella sp. A (55088) Dechenella sp. B (207837)