Fallotaspidella

Fallotaspidella; Temporal range: Lower Cambrian (Atdabanian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Redlichiida
Suborder:	Olenellina
Superfamily:	”Fallotaspidoidea”
Genus:	Fallotaspidella; Repina, 1961
Type species
	Fallotaspidella musatovi; Repina, 1961
Species
	F. chesenica Korobov 1980; F. lata Repina, 1961; F. musatovi Repina, 1961;

Fallotaspidella is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites. It lived during the late Atdabanian stage,^[1] which lasted from 530 to 524 million years ago during the early part of the Cambrian Period.

Distribution

The type species, F. musatovi was collected from the Lower Cambrian of Siberia (later Atdabanian, southern Siberian fold belt, Altay-Sayan region, Lena Stage of the Batenevskiy Ridge).^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Fallotaspidella is a derived member of the superfamily "Fallotaspidoidea". Fallotaspidella is closest to the trilobites with dorsal cephalic sutures, such as Bigotina and Lemdadella, making it pivotal in the understanding of the development of these sutures. Of all the other Fallotaspoids Archaeaspis is most related to Fallotaspidella.^[3]

References

^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
^ Whittington, H. B. et al. Part O, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Revised, Volume 1 – Trilobita – Introduction, Order Agnostida, Order Redlichiida. 1997
^ ^a ^b Lieberman, B.S. (2002). "Phylogenetic analysis of some basal early Cambrian Trilobites, the biogeographic origins of the Eutrilobites, and the timing of the Cambrian radiation" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 76 (4): 692–708. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<0692:paosbe>2.0.co;2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-09-29.

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[Sepkoski-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

[Whittington-2] Whittington, H. B. et al. Part O, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Revised, Volume 1 – Trilobita – Introduction, Order Agnostida, Order Redlichiida. 1997

[Lieberman_2002-3] Lieberman, B.S. (2002). "Phylogenetic analysis of some basal early Cambrian Trilobites, the biogeographic origins of the Eutrilobites, and the timing of the Cambrian radiation" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 76 (4): 692–708. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<0692:paosbe>2.0.co;2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-09-29.

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