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Xenodechenella

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Xenodechenella was named by Pek and Vanìk (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1106].

It was synonymized subjectively with Ormistoniella by Lieberman (1994).

It was assigned to Dechenellinae by Zhou et al. (2000); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Xenodechenella Pek and Vanìk
2000Xenodechenella Zhou et al. p. 470
2002Xenodechenella Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Xenodechenella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDechenellinaePribyl 1946
genusXenodechenellaPek and Vanìk 1991

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. †Xenodechenella Pek and Vanìk 1991
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Xenodechenella chacomaensis Pek and Vanĕk 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Bolivia X. chacomaensis (216967)