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Bumastoides

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Bumastus (Bumastoides) was named by Whittington (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-l O Ashg-l Sepkoski's reference number: 382,795]. Its type is Illaenus milleri.

It was reranked as Bumastoides by Chatterton (1980), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Bumastus by Whittington (1954); to Illaenidae by Chatterton (1980), Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Bumastus (Bumastoides) Whittington p. 138
1980Bumastoides Chatterton p. 25
2002Bumastoides Jell and Adrain p. 353
2002Bumastoides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusBumastoides()

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.

G. †Bumastoides Whittington 1954
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†Bumastoides billingsi Raymond and Narraway 1908
†Bumastoides lenzi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
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Invalid names: Bumastus suni Lu 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yessubg
Adult length: 10 to < 100subg
Adult width: 10 to < 100subg
Spines: nonesubg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedsubg
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).subg
Created: 2009-06-09 11:40:54
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:25:50
Source: subg = subgenus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Abereiddian to the top of the Hirnantian or 468.00000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) B. milleri (23122) B. sp. (181523)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) B. lenzi (24621) B. sp. (314 315 24618) Bumastus lenzi (25932 25933 25934 25935 26054 26055 26056 26057)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) B. gardenensis (103287 103293) B. gardenensis, Bumastus aplatus (103290) Bumastus aplatus (103278 103286 103292 103294 103295 103298)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) B. lenzi (25172 102485)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) B. gardenensis (103313 103315) Bumastus aplatus (103279)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan B. betpakensis (165483)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Guizhou) B. shihtzupuensis (188422 188425)
Llandeilo - Aurelucian461.1 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) B. sp. (182194 182196)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) B. sp. (2691)
Aurelucian458.2 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) B. rivulus (181541) B. scoticus (181539)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) B. sp. (208121)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8USA (Virginia) B. sp. (178242 178243 178244 178245 178246 178247 178251 178252 178253 178255 178256)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) B. billingsi (26276) B. sp. (336 64477 64479 64563)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (24637)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (24631 25930 25931)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) B. milleri (23789 23790 23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) B. milleri (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) B. milleri (23119 23120 23121)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) B. milleri (23892)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) B. sp. (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (24634)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) B. milleri (23276)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) B. porrectus (23797)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) B. porrectus (23116)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (24635)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) B. sp., B. porrectus (23796)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) B. sp., B. porrectus (23277)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Québec) B. sp. (192335)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) B. porrectus (23799 23800 23801 23802)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Bumastus billingsi (154952)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Bumastus billingsi (89024)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Bumastus sp. (26946 26949 26950)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) B. billingsi (26270) B. milleri (26263)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Québec) B. sp. (192336)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Québec) B. sp. (192334)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (24636 192139)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) B. sp. (163865)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (192143) Bumastus tenuirugosus, Bumastus sp. (26943)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Australia (Tasmania) B. sp. (26240 167048)