Trilobites and agnostids from the Goyder Formation (Cambrian Series 3, Guzhangian; Mindyallan), Amadeus Basin, central Australia
Author
Smith, Patrick M.
Author
Paterson, John R.
Author
Brock, Glenn A.
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-19
4396
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journal article
30484
10.11646/zootaxa.4396.1.1
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Blackwelderia
Walcott, 1906
Type species.
Calymene
?
sinensis
Bergeron, 1899
.
Discussion.
This genus has been discussed exhaustively by numerous authors (e.g.,
Walcott 1913
; Kobayashi 1942; Lu
et al.
1965; Öpik 1967; Park
et al.
2013), yet the concept of the genus is still poorly understood. Park
et al.
(2013) suggested that this problem stems from a number of species erected on poorly preserved specimens, including the
lectotype
for
Blackwelderia sinensis
(Bergeron, 1899)
, which come from weathered shale material in North
China
(see Peng
et al.
2004a; Peng 2007). Such incomplete or poorly preserved specimens has led to taxonomic confusion with morphologically similar genera such as
Damesella
Walcott, 1905
and oversplitting of
Blackwelderia
(see
Wang
et al
. 1989
; Zhu & Wittke 1989; Guo
et al
. 1996 for expansive species lists). Park
et al.
(2013) suggested that a detailed morphological and taxonomic assessment of
Blackwelderia
is required to resolve the generic concept.