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Bolbocephalus stitti

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bolbocephalus stitti was named by Loch (2007) [Paratypes: UMC 16924-9]. Its type specimen is UMC 16923, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Bolbocephalus stitti Loch p. 25 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 1-2

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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
subfamilyBathyurinaeWalcott 1886
genusBolbocephalusWhitfield 1890
speciesstitti

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.

†Bolbocephalus stitti Loch 2007
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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, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Cassinian or 483.40000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Oklahoma) Bolbocephalus stitti (106792 106800 106802 106803 106813 106818 106822 106824 106825 106828 106829 106830 106834 106835 106836 106962 106964)