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Gelasinocephalus whittingtoni

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Gelasinocephalus whittingtoni was named by Loch (2007) [Paratypes: UMC 16955-9]. Its type specimen is UMC 16954, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gelasinocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Gelasinocephalus whittingtoni Loch p. 31 figs. Pl. 9, figs. 1-2

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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
subfamilyBathyurinaeWalcott 1886
genusGelasinocephalus
specieswhittingtoni

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.

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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Jeffersonian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian486.85 - 471.3USA (Oklahoma) Gelasinocephalus whittingtoni (106608 106613 106615 106621 106876 106925)