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Choubertella

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Choubertella was named by Hupé (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-l Sepkoski's reference number: 473]. Its type is Choubertella spinosa.

It was assigned to Daguinaspidinae by Palmer and Repina (1993) and Geyer (1996); to Fallotaspididae by Whittington et al. (1997); and to Olenellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Choubertella Hupé
1993Choubertella Palmer and Repina p. 28 fig. 8.1
1996Choubertella Geyer p. 182
1997Choubertella Whittington et al. p. 422
2002Choubertella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyFallotaspididaeHupe 1953
genusChoubertella

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.

G. †Choubertella Hupé 1953
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†Choubertella spinosa Hupé 1953
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Invalid names: Choubertella lata Hupé 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993Daguinaspididae with anterior margin of cephalon gently curved. Glabella moderately to strongly tapered forward. Width of interocular area opposite tip of ocular lobe nearly equal to basal glabellar width; width of extraocular area about equal to width of ocular lobe. Sag- ittal length of frontal area greater than that of occipital ring. Intergenal ridge well developed.
G. Geyer 1996Daguinaspidinae with interocular area sub- horizontally or gently sloping laterally, subequal in width to occipital lobe; glabella clearly tapers forward, with narrow frontal lobe; anterior margin of cephalon gently curved; genal spine angle with rudimentary genal spine in !arge individuals.