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Arellanella sonora

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Arellanella sonora was named by Lochman (1952). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. No.115953, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Arellanella sonora Lochman p. 146 figs. 15-19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusArellanella
speciessonora

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.

Arellanella sonora Lochman 1952
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Lochman 1952This species differs noticeably from A. caborcana Lochman in the descending position of the border and the different proportions of the brim and border. Otherwise the two species are very close.
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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:35:35
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:47:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available