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Ranasasus colossus

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Ranasasus colossus was named by Loch (2007) [Paratypes: UMC 17016-9]. Its type specimen is UMC 17015, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Ranasasus colossus Loch p. 42 figs. Pl. 14, figs. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurinaeWalcott 1886
genusRanasasus()
speciescolossus

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.

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

Age range: Jeffersonian or 485.40000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) Ranasasus colossus (106876)