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Paranephrolenellus besti

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae

Taxonomy
Paranephrolenellus besti was named by Webster (2007). Its type specimen is UCR 10216.2 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Paranephrolenellus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Paranephrolenellus besti Webster pp. 36 - 43 figs. Figs 3A, 5 - 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyBiceratopsidae
genusParanephrolenellus
speciesbesti

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.

Paranephrolenellus besti Webster 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Webster 2007Species of Paranephrolenellus with very strong adgenal angle (deflecting posterior margin of cephalon anteriorly by 60°-80°), base of genal spine opposite L2, S2, or L3; S2 gently convex anteriorly either side of sagittal axis, abaxial and adaxial ends on roughly transverse line; L3 transverse to weakly ‘V’-shaped.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available