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Basidechenella timwhitei

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Basidechenella timwhitei was named by Lieberman (1994). Its type specimen is YPM 25594 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Basidechenella timwhitei Lieberman pp. 108 - 109 fig. 32.7

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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
speciestimwhitei

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 timwhitei Lieberman 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Osagean or 351.90000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) Basidechenella timwhitei (207861)