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Protolenus (Protolenus) polonicus

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Taxonomy
Protolenus (Protolenus) polonicus was named by Orłowski (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Protolenus (Protolenus) polonicus Orłowski figs. Pl. 5 f 9, 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyEllipsocephalidaeMatthew 1887
subfamilyProtoleninae(Richter and Richter)
genusProtolenusMatthew 1892
subgenusProtolenusMatthews 1892
speciespolonicusOrłowski 1964

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
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
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:00:08
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:00:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Amgan or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Poland Protolenus polonicus (72270)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Poland Protolenus polonicus (72269)