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Dechenella planimarginata

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus planimarginatus was named by Meek (1871).

It was recombined as Dechenella (Dechenella) planimarginata by Stumm (1953); it was recombined as Dechenella planimarginata by Lieberman (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Proetus planimarginatus Meek p. 89
1873Proetus planimarginatus Meek p. 233 figs. pl. 23, fig. 3a, b
1888Proetus delphinulus Hall and Clarke pp. 111- 112 figs. pl. 23, figs. 1, 2; pl. 25, fig. 6
1953Dechenella (Dechenella) planimarginata Stumm pp. 20-21 figs. pl. 3, figs. 8-13
1953Dechenella (Dechenella) delphinula Stumm pp. 21-22 figs. pl. 3, fig. 6
1994Dechenella planimarginata Lieberman pp. 122 - 123

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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
subfamilyDechenellinaePribyl 1946
genusDechenellaKayser 1880
speciesplanimarginata(Meek 1871)

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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Invalid names: Dechenella delphinula Hall and Clarke 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. S. Lieberman 1994Anterior portion of intraoccipital lobe flexes anteriorly beyond anterior portion of SO; space between anteromedian portion of eye and anterior border furrow equal to twice orthogonal distance between anterolateral portion of intraoccipital furrow and distal tip of SI; anterior cephalic border concave dorsally; facial suture anterior ofanterior border furrow proceeds anteriorly for short distance anterior of furrow, then deflects sharply medially; anterior margin ofpygidial pleurae in dorsal view sinusoidally shaped; laterally pygidial axial rings in dorsal view flex anteriorly before flexing posteriorly; 16 axial rings; border reaches point of constant width opposite pleural segment five.
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 Givetian or 407.60000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Nunavut) Dechenella planimarginata (26596 26640)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Dechenella planimarginata (207848)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Dechenella planimarginata (207849)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Ontario) Dechenella delphinula (9476)