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Parapilekia olesnaensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cyrtometopus olesnaensis was named by Růžička (1935) [Cyrtometopus olešnaensis. = 1917 Cheirurus sp. I; Klouček, p. 6. = ?1917 Cheirurus sp. II; Klouček, p. 6. = 1922 Cheirurus sp.; Klouček, p. 1. = 1926a Cheirurus sp. I; Klouček, p. 193. = ?1926a Cheirurus sp. II; Klouček, p. 193.]. Its type specimen is NM L 18934 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pilekia olesnaensis by Vanek (1965); it was recombined as Parapilekia olesnaensis by Prantl and Přibyl (1947), Mergl (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cyrtometopus olesnaensis Růžička p. 1 figs. pl. 1, figs 1–3
1947Parapilekia olesnaensis Prantl and Přibyl p. 2 figs. pl. 6, figs 6, 7
1965Pilekia olesnaensis Vanek p. 281 figs. pl. 24, fi gs 27–29; pl. 25, fig. 32.
2006Parapilekia olesnaensis Mergl pp. 29 - 31 figs. 19, 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPilekiinae(Sdzuy 1955)
genusParapilekiaKobayashi 1934
speciesolesnaensis(Růžička 1935)

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.

Parapilekia olesnaensis Růžička 1935
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Mergl 2006Parapilekia with oval glabella, small spine in librigena, and distinct infl exion near genal angle; pygidial axis rapidly tapering, with small externally imperfectly separated terminal piece; long, slender, cylindrical pleural spines in posterior thoracic segments bent dorsally; pygidial pleural spines radially and regularly arranged, with tips bent dorsally; rows of small tubercles on sides of L1, L2, and L3 but absent in axial part of glabella.
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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 23:31:45
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:31:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.40000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czechia Parapilekia olesnaensis (223845) Pilekia olesnaensis (3837)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Morocco Parapilekia olesnaensis (20998)