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Paleodechenella turkestanica

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Paleodechenella turkestanica was named by Ivanova et al. (2009). Its type specimen is MGCU 26/977, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 22/315, 22/345. Isfara River, which is in a Ludfordian carbonate limestone in the Isfara Formation of Tajikistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Paleodechenella turkestanica Ivanova et al. pp. 726 - 727 fig. 9(1–8)

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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
subfamilyWarburgellinaeOwens 1973
genusPaleodechenellaMaksimova 1970
speciesturkestanica

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.

Paleodechenella turkestanica Ivanova et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Ivanova et al. 2009Paleodechenella with frontal glabellar lobe transverse; S1 dies out before reaching occipital furrow; marked intramarginal zone separating border and epiborder furrows, which are both weak; pygidium elongate, with 13–14 axial rings; pleural fields with five or six pairs of ribs, those behind second pair progressively more effaced.
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: Ludfordian or 425.60000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Tajikistan Paleodechenella turkestanica (type locality: 216470)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Uzbekistan Paleodechenella turkestanica (216462)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2Uzbekistan Paleodechenella turkestanica (216463 216464)