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Basidechenella lucasensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Dechenella (Basidechenella) lucasensis was named by Stumm (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Medusa Portland Cement Company North-north Quarry, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/shale in the Silica Formation of Ohio.

It was recombined as Basidechenella lucasensis by Lieberman (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Dechenella (Basidechenella) lucasensis Stumm pp. 164-165 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-8
1968Dechenella (Basidechenella) lucasensis Stumm pp. 33 - 34 figs. PI. 1, fig. 1
1994Basidechenella lucasensis Lieberman pp. 100 - 102 figs. 29.1-29.7

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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
genusBasidechenellaRichter 1912
specieslucasensis()

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
B. S. Lieberman 1994Anterior cephalic border long, equal to length between distal tip of S1 and point midway between S2 and S3; no furrow separating series of latitudinal striations on anterior end of cephalic border; prosopon of dense granules; lateral margins of glabella posterior of eyes curving inward; anterior border furrow intersects glabella at its anterior edge; tubercles on six posteriormost thoracic axial rings; 10 pygididal axial rings.
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, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Southwoodian to the top of the Cazenovian or 391.90000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Southwoodian391.9 - 388.1USA (Indiana) Dechenella canaliculata (188933)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (Ohio) Dechenella lucasensis (188934)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Dechenella lucasensis (66001 66055)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Dechenella sp. A. (207837)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Dechenella lucasensis (38459 38460 38463 type locality: 206972)