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Illaenus alveatus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus alveatus was named by Raymond (1925). Its type specimen is YPM 13058, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Illaenus alveatus Raymond p. 109 figs. Pl. 7, fig. 5
1970Illaenus alveatus Ross p. 83 figs. Plate 15, figures 9, 12, 13, 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusIllaenusDalman 1827
speciesalveatus

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.

†Illaenus alveatus Raymond 1925
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-09 11:45:35
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:27:47
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Illaenus alveatus (104444)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Illaenus alveatus (104867 104880 104881 104887 104888)