Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Alternative combination: Illaenus orbicaudatus
Belongs to Bumastus according to W. H. Twenhofel 1928
Sister taxa: Bumastus (Bumastella), Bumastus (Bumastus), Bumastus agmakros, Bumastus barriensis, Bumastus comes, Bumastus cuniculus, Bumastus dayi, Bumastus decipiens, Bumastus dispassus, Bumastus graftonensis, Bumastus holei, Bumastus indeterminatus, Bumastus insignis, Bumastus ioxus, Bumastus kattoi, Bumastus lioderma, Bumastus longiops, Bumastus niagarensis, Bumastus porrectus, Bumastus rowleyi, Bumastus sakoi, Bumastus tenuis, Bumastus trentonensis, Bumastus vulsus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (10: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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