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Otodechenella convexa

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Otodechenella convexa was named by Zhou et al. (2000). Its type specimen is XIG TR579, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is B013B. Zhusilenghaierhan area, which is in an Emsian marine sandstone in the Zhusileng Formation of China. It is the type species of Otodechenella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Otodechenella convexa Zhou et al. p. 473 figs. PI. 9 figs 15-17; pl 10 figs 1-9

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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
genusOtodechenella
speciesconvexa

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.

Otodechenella convexa Zhou et al. 2000
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Inner Mongolia) Otodechenella convexa (217251 type locality: 217252 217253)