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Xenodechenella chacomaensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Xenodechenella chacomaensis was named by Pek and Vanĕk (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chacoma, which is in an Emsian/Eifelian marine horizon in the Belén Formation of Bolivia.

It was recombined as Ormistoniella chacomaensis by Lieberman (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Xenodechenella chacomaensis Pek and Vanĕk
1994Ormistoniella chacomaensis Lieberman p. 52
2002Xenodechenella chacomaensis Jell and Adrain p. 461

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDechenellinaePribyl 1946
genusXenodechenellaPek and Vanìk 1991
specieschacomaensisPek and Vanĕk 1991

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.

Xenodechenella chacomaensis Pek and Vanĕk 1991
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Bolivia Xenodechenella chacomaensis (type locality: 216967)