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Platillaenus erastusi

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus erastusi was named by Raymond (1905) [Lectotype designated by Shaw (1968). Paratype: YPM 7410B.]. Its type specimen is YPM 7410A (lectotype), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bumastus erastusi by Raymond (1910), Raymond (1925); it was recombined as Platillaenus erastusi by Shaw (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. jevensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Illaenus erastusi Raymond p. 351 figs. Pl. 13, fig. 8
1910Bumastus erastusi Raymond p. 71
1925Bumastus erastusi Raymond p. 114
1968Platillaenus erastusi Shaw p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPlatillaenusJaanusson 1954
specieserastusi(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.

†Platillaenus erastusi Raymond 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-01-22 03:42:55
Modified: 2010-01-22 05:42:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Illaenus erastusi (56215 172171 172229 172232 172295 172316 172317 172318 172331)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Platillaenus erastusi (103289)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Platillaenus erastusi (103280 103301 103316)