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Palpebralina pseudopalpebralis pseudopalpebralis

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Palpebralina pseudopalpebralis pseudopalpebralis was named by Feist and McNamara (2013). Its type specimen is WAM 11.68, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type subspecies of Palpebralina pseudopalpebralis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Palpebralina pseudopalpebralis pseudopalpebralis Feist and McNamara pp. 239 - 241 figs. 3H–I, K–N

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDrevermanniinaeMaximova 1960
genusPalpebralina
speciespseudopalpebralis
subspeciespseudopalpebralis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist and K. J. McNamara 2013Glabella with semicircular anterior outline, posterior fixigenae long, eye reduced to narrow, vertical strip; pygidium of moderate height, with flat posterior border, marginal strip well developed. Sculpture of glabella: sparse isolated granules.
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available