''Joanellia'' is an extinct genus of Carboniferous

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s. It contains the species ''Joanellia lundi'' from

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s in what is now

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, and ''Joanellia elegans'' from near-shore marine deposits in northern

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and southern

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''Joanellia''
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Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms. History The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ...

Prehistoric Malacostraca Carboniferous crustaceans Prehistoric crustacean genera Carboniferous arthropods of North America Prehistoric animals of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1979 {{Carboniferous-animal-stub