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Monodechenella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Monodechenella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Monodechenella Stumm, 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Contr. Mus. Geol. Univ. Mich., 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Proetidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Proetida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. C. Stumm. 1953. Trilobites of the Devonian Traverse Group of Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, the University of Michigan 10(6):101-157 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Monodechenella breviceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monodechenella grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monodechenella macrocephala ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Monodechenella magna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monodechenella morganensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monodechenella speciosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monodechenella subquadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monodechenella subtriangularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1953 | Dechenella (Monodechenella) Stumm p. 123 |
| 2002 | Monodechenella Jell and Adrain p. 408 |
| 2002 | Monodechenella Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
