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Cyrtodechenella declinans

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtodechenella declinans was named by Chlupáč (1993) [Cyrtodechenella(?) declinans]. Its type specimen is ZPAL Tr IV/3, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jurkowice-Budy, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm floatstone/rudstone in the Kowala Formation of Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Cyrtodechenella declinans Chlupáč pp. 396 - 398

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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
genusCyrtodechenella(Richter 1950)
speciesdeclinans

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.

Cyrtodechenella declinans Chlupáč 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. Chlupáč 1993Glabella coniform, glabellar furrows S2 and S3 weak. anterior border narrow. preglabellar field concave. Occipital lobes distinctly separated. Genal field of Iibrigena with a slightly convex circumocular ridge. Pygidtum with 15 axial rings and 7-8 flat ribs; pleural furrows narrow and sharp. with interpleural furrow indicated on first anterior rib.
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland Cyrtodechenella declinans (type locality: 83035)