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Basilicus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Basilicus was named by Salter (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Cara-l].

It was reranked as Asaphus (Basilicus) by M'Coy (1849).

It was assigned to Asaphus by M'Coy (1849); to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Asaphus (Basilicus) M'Coy p. 399
1849Basilicus Salter
1934Parabasilicus Kobayashi
1938Mekynophrys Harrington
1942Dolerobasilicus Harrington and Leanza
1957Dolerobasilicus Harrington and Leanza
1957Mekynophrys Harrington and Leanza
1957Parabasilicus Harrington and Leanza
1980Carinobasiliella Pribyl and Vanek
2002Basilicus Jell and Adrain p. 347
2002Basilicus Sepkoski
2002Dolerobasilicus Sepkoski
2002Mekynophrys Sepkoski
2002Parabasilicus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusBasilicusSalter 1849

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.

G. †Basilicus Salter 1849
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Subg. †Basilicus (Basiliella) Kobayashi 1934
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Invalid names: Asaphus marginalis Hall 1847 [synonym]
†Basiliella karmbergensis Edgecombe and Webby 2007
†Basilicus asper Zhou and Fortey 1986
†Basilicus jinlini Zhou and Fortey 1986
†Basilicus laeviculus Raymond 1925
†Basilicus mckeei Ross 1970
†Basilicus tyrannus Murchison 1839
Invalid names: Carinobasiliella Pribyl and Vanek 1980 [synonym], Dolerobasilicus Harrington and Leanza 1942 [synonym], Mekynophrys Harrington 1938 [synonym], Parabasilicus Kobayashi 1934 [synonym]
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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-08 11:44:29
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:44:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dawan to the top of the Blackriveran or 478.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (195 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Mekynophrys nanna (208331 208332 208335)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Colombia Basiliella sp. (8864)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ZheJiang) Basiliella sp. (7780)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiangXi) Basiliella sp. (7759)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Bolivia Basiliella sp. (8841)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Basiliella carinata (115704 115818 115994 115996 116054 116055 116056 116066 116067 116068 116069 116070 116072 116073 116074 116079 116084 116088)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ShanXi) Basiliella sp. (8000)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Jujuy) Basiliella carinata (9040 115662 115671 115672 115673 115674) Mekynophrys nanna, Basiliella carinata (115663)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Basiliella sp. (9011)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Idaho) B. sp. (103816 103819)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (Hunan and Hubei) Basiliella sp. (7717)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco B. sp. (56609)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco (Anti Atlas) B. destombesi (166731)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco (Zagora) B. destombesi (182906)
Klabava477.1 - 469.4France (Montagne Noire) Basiliella sp. (20824)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (ShanXi) Basiliella sp. (8002)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (NingXia) Basiliella sp. (20766)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Mekynophrys sp. (8878) Parabasilicus sp. (8719)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia Mekynophrys sp. (9103)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Morocco B. sp. (20979)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) Basiliella sp. (7361)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GanSu) Basiliella sp. (8555)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Basiliella sp. (20826)
Arenig - Late/Upper Llandeilo477.1 - 458.2China (ShanXi) Basiliella sp. (7919)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Basiliella barrandi (23122)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Asaphus marginalis (172352) B. sp. (305 307 311 435)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Asaphus marginalis (56212 172317 172321)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) B. mackeei (104446) B. mckeei (104379 104443) B. sp. (104376)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3China (Jilin Provence) B. boehmi (157249)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) B. whittingtoni (103311)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3China (Anhui) B. yamanarii (157293)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) B. whittingtoni (103285 103286)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3China (Shandong) B. boehmi (157294)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3China (Heibei Provence) B. boehmi (157268)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Basiliella sp. (20825)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Jilin Provence) B. boehmi (157248)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) B. silus (9222)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Northern Territory) B. brumbyensis (154166 154169 210667)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina B. sp., Basiliella sp. (9026) Basiliella sp. (8748)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Guadalajara) B. destombesi (20914)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) Dolerobasilicus sp. (116116)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (ShanXi) Basiliella sp. (8532)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Shandong) B. boehmi (157295)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Jilin Provence) B. wusungensis, B. jinlini (157252)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Parabasilicus sp. (8893)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Guizhou) Basiliella sp. (7384)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Shangdong Provence) B. asper (157287) B. jinlini (157289 157290) B. wusungensis (157286 157288)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Lioning Provence) B. asper (157254)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Anhui) B. asper (157291) B. sp. (157292)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina (Jujuy) Parabasilicus typicalis (9064)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina (Salta) Parabasilicus typicalis (115710)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Shanxi Provence) B. sp. (157285)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Heibei Provence) B. boehmi (157269)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2North Korea B. endoi, Basiliella pyriformis, Parabasilicus yamanarii (56174)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) B. sp. (3366 3367)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) B. sp. (3364)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) B. tyrannus (3317 3318 3319 69529 69531 69537 69538 69543 69544 69545 69547 69548 69549 69571 69581 69582 69583 69585)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom B. tyrannus (69533 69534 69535 69542 69550 69552 69553 69558 69559 69560 69561 69562 69563 69564 69565 69566 69567 69569 69570 69573 69574 69575 69576 69577 69578 69579 69580 69598 69599 69600 69601 69602)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom B. tyrannus (69586 69587 69588 69589 69590 69591 69592 69593 69594 69596)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Basiliella sp. (7725)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (GanSu) Basiliella sp. (8578)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (LiaoNing) B. sp. (20758)
Middle Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) B. sp. (3365)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France B. sp. (21004)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Portugal Parabasilicus sp. (20958)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) Parabasilicus powisi (3301 192387)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (England) Parabasilicus powisi (3302 3303)
Costonian - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (GanSu) Basiliella sp. (8548)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (HeBei) B. sp. (7986)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (GanSu) B. sp. (8561)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3China B. sp. (187887)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (YunNan) Basiliella sp. (7743)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0China B. sp. (187885)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Russian Federation Basiliella sp. (160531)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Basiliella barrandi (23789 23790 23791 23792)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) Basiliella barrandi (23118 23119 23120)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Basiliella barrandi (23276)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6China (Heibei Provence) B. angustimarginalis (157276)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (ShanXi) Basiliella sp. (7885)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Walers) Parabasilicus sp. (3304)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (YunNan) Basiliella sp. (7744)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Parabasilicus sp. (3305)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) Basiliella sp. (7779)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (AnHui) B. sp. (7848)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Basiliella fortis, Basiliella sp., Basiliella karmbergensis (188479)