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Bumastus ioxus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus ioxus was named by Hall (1868).

It was recombined as Bumastus ioxus by Raymond (1916).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Illaenus ioxus Hall
1916Bumastus ioxus Raymond p. 20

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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
genusBumastusMurchison 1839
speciesioxus(Hall 1868)

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.

Bumastus ioxus Hall 1868
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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: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-06-09 11:42:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:42:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Bumastus ioxus (75266)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (New York) Bumastus ioxus (22817)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) Bumastus ioxus (81807)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Bumastus ioxus (12932 12936 13050 13051 13052 26854 81783 81805 81840 81873 81898 81905)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) Bumastus ioxus (24942)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Bumastus ioxus (13069 13075 13104)