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Dechenella polonica

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Dechenella polonica was named by Gurich (1896).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Dechenella polonica Gurich p. 371 figs. pl. 15, fig. 2a, b
1896Dechenella polonica Gürich p. 371 figs. pl. 15, fig. 2a, b

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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
speciespolonicaGurich 1896

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.

Dechenella polonica Gurich 1896
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Sauerland) Dechenella polonica (229470)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Dechenella polonica (229637)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France Dechenella polonica (38681 38683)