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Uromystrum brevispinum

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bathyurellus brevispinus was named by Raymond (1905) [Lectotype selected by Shaw (1968). Paratype: Carnegis Mus. H1279. Other material: MCZ 3418-20.]. Its type specimen is Carnegie Mus. H1287 (lectotype), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Uromystrum brevispinum by Whittington (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Bathyurellus brevispinus Raymond p. 337 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 13-14
1925Bathyurellus brevispinus Raymond p. 75
1953Uromystrum brevispinum Whittington p. 660

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurellinaeHupe 1953
genusUromystrumWhittington 1953
speciesbrevispinum(Raymond 1905)

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.

Uromystrum brevispinum Raymond 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:31:34
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:31:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Uromystrum brevispinum (103280)