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Knechtelia

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Menomoniidae

Taxonomy
Knechtelia was named by Lochman (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 379]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Menomoniidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Knechtelia Lochman
1960Josina Lochmann and Hu
2002Knechtelia Jell and Adrain p. 474
2002Knechtelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyMenomoniidaeWalcott 1916
genusKnechteliaLochman 1950

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. †Knechtelia Lochman 1950
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Invalid names: Josina Lochmann and Hu 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:24:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:26:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Wyoming) Josina festiva (9121)