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Pudoproetus cambrertus Jell 1977

Description

Pudoproetus cambrertus (Jell 1977)

1977 Megaproetus cambrertus Jell; p. 173–175, pl. 1, figs. 1–7.

Holotype. ANU 36849 (enrolled external mould of dorsal shield).

Paratype material. ANU 36850 (enrolled external mould of dorsal shield).

Locality. Mundubbera Sandstone in Queensland, from the Late Viséan (Jell 1977).

Emended diagnosis. Highly vaulted cephalon; glabella overhangs anterior margin, S1 well incised, widest at L1; deep preglabellar furrow; terrace lines on cephalic border; anterior facial sutures almost parallel to glabella; eye socle high; wide eye platform, slightly concave. Occipital ring with median node; genal spines absent. Nine thoracic segments. Pygidium with five clearly defined axial rings, up to three indistinct; six to seven pleural ribs; pygidial border, no border furrow (defined by change in slope); broad pygidial axis.

Remarks. The above diagnosis is an abbreviated version of the original diagnosis of Jell (1977).

Notes

Published as part of Vanderlaan, Tegan A. & Ebach, Malte C., 2015, A review of the Carboniferous and Permian trilobites of Australia, pp. 1-56 in Zootaxa 3926 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3926.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288002

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Jell
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Proetida
Family
Proetidae
Genus
Pudoproetus
Species
cambrertus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Pudoproetus cambrertus Jell, 1977 sec. Vanderlaan & Ebach, 2015

References

  • Jell, P. A. (1977) A new subgenus of Proetus (Trilobita) from the Lower Carboniferous of Queensland. Journal of Paleontology, 51, 169 - 176.