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Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni was named by Shaw (1968) [Paratype: YPM 23293]. Its type specimen is NYSM 12535, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
  • Asaphus marginalis was named by Hall (1847).

    It was recombined as Basilicus marginalis by Raymond (1910); it was synonymized subjectively with Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni by Shaw (1968).
  • Asaphus alpha was named by Raymond (1905) [Not intended to be a formal description. No tye nominated. Treated as valid by Basslet, 1915]. It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Basilicus marginalis by Bassler (1915).
  • Asaphus gamma was named by Raymond (1905) [Not formally described by Raymond and no type designated, treated as published by Bassler, 1915.]. It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Basilicus marginalis by Bassler (1915).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Asaphus marginalis Hall p. 24
1905Asaphus marginalis Raymond p. 339
1905Asaphus alpha Raymond p. 342 figs. Pl 12, fig 5
1905Asaphus gamma Raymond p. 342 figs. Pl 12, fig 10
1910Basilicus marginalis Raymond p. 62
1968Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni Shaw p. 62 figs. Pl. 23, fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusBasilicusSalter 1849
subgenusBasiliella(Kobayashi 1934)
specieswhittingtoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Asaphus marginalis Hall 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:45:35
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:45:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Asaphus alpha (172227 172239 172246 172294 172303 172309 172324 172331) Asaphus alpha, Asaphus gamma (172226) Asaphus marginalis (56212 172317 172321)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Asaphus marginalis (172352)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Basilicus whittingtoni (103311)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Basilicus whittingtoni (103285 103286)