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Bathyurus ulu

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bathyurus ulu was named by Ludvigsen (1979) [Paratypes: GSC 43912-43946]. Its type specimen is GSC 43911, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is District of Mackenzie Bathyurus ulu zone, which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone in the Esbataottine Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Bathyurus ulu Ludvigsen p. 14 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusBathyurusBillings 1859
speciesulu

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.

Bathyurus ulu Ludvigsen 1979
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:55:37
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Bathyurus ulu (type locality: 24628 24631)