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Poliellaites
Taxonomy
Poliellaites was named by Sundberg and McCollum (2003). Its type is Poliellaites gloriosa.
It was assigned to Dolichometopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Dolichometopidae by Sundberg and McCollum (2003).
It was assigned to Dolichometopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Dolichometopidae by Sundberg and McCollum (2003).
Species
P. gloriosa (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2002 | Poliellaites Jell and Adrain p. 428 |
2003 | Poliellaites Sundberg and McCollum p. 337 |
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G. †Poliellaites Sundberg and McCollum 2003
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†Poliellaites gloriosa Sundberg and McCollum 2003
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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F. A. Sundberg and L.B. McCollum 2003 | Cranidium with slightly expanding glabella, pal pebral lobes moderately short, and posterior area of the fixigena tapered. Pygidium subrectangular with maximum width near an terior end of axis; pleural and axial ring furrows moderately strong; anterior border poorly defined, anterior border furrow ab sent; margin upturned; each anterior pleural band with long, up turned spines. |