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Protolenella

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Taxonomy
Protolenella was named by Qian and Yao (1974) [in Lu et al., Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. It is not extant. Its type is Protolenella conica.

It was assigned to Ellipsocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. conica (type species), P. lata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Protolenella Qian and Yao
2002Protolenella Jell and Adrain
2002Protolenella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyEllipsocephalidaeMatthew 1887
genusProtolenellaQian and Yao 1974

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. †Protolenella Qian and Yao 1974
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Protolenella conica Qian and Yao 1974
Protolenella lata Zhou 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available