Paranephrolenellus

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Trilobita Suborder Olenellina Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Redlichiida Superfamily Olenelloidea
Similar Nephrolenellus, Peachella, Bristolia, Olenellus

Paranephrolenellus is an extinct genus of trilobite, fossil marine arthropods. Currently four species are attributed to it. Paranephrolenellus lived at the end of the Lower Cambrian.

Etymology

Paranephrolenellus is named for the close similarity of this genus to Nephrolenellus. The names of the species are derived as follows.

P. besti is named in honor of R.V. Best, for his work on the olenelloids of the Laurentian Cordillera.

P. inflatus refers to the inflation of the lateral cephalic border and base of the genal spines.

P. klondikensis is named for Klondike Gap, Chief Range, where the species was first discovered.

References

Paranephrolenellus Wikipedia

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