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Elliptocephala mediocris

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Taxonomy
Wanneria mediocris was named by Poulsen (1958). Its type specimen is MUGH 10696 and is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Wanneria mediocris Poulsen p. 18 figs. pl. 5, figs. 1–5
1958Wanneria ruginosa Poulsen p. 19 figs. pl. 6, figs. 1–5
1958Wanneria subglabra Poulsen p. 20 figs. pl. 6, figs. 6–8
1958Wanneria troelseni Poulsen p. 21 figs. pl. 5, figs. 6–9
1999Elliptocephala mediocris Lieberman pp. 57 - 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyWanneriidae(Hupé 1952)
genusElliptocephala
speciesmediocris(Poulsen 1958)

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.

Elliptocephala mediocris Poulsen 1958
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Invalid names: Elliptocephala ruginosa Poulsen 1958 [synonym], Elliptocephala subglabra Poulsen 1958 [synonym], Elliptocephala troelseni Poulsen 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available