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Elliptocephala parvifrons

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Taxonomy
Wanneria parvifrons was named by Fritz (1972) [= ?Wanneria sp. 1; Fritz 1991:18, pl. 3, fig. 2.]. Its type specimen is GSC 27355, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73049, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Elliptocephala parvifrons by Lieberman (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Wanneria parvifrons Fritz p. 30 figs. Pl. 13, figs. 2-3
1999Elliptocephala parvifrons Lieberman pp. 60 - 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyWanneriidae(Hupé 1952)
genusElliptocephala
speciesparvifrons()

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
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