Bumastus niagarensis Whitfield 1879 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Alternative combination: Illaenus niagarensis

Synonym: Illaenus madisonianus Whitfield 1882

Belongs to Bumastus according to P. E. Raymond 1916

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 orbicaudatus, Bumastus porrectus, Bumastus rowleyi, Bumastus sakoi, Bumastus tenuis, Bumastus trentonensis, Bumastus vulsus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (2: Wisconsin collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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