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Bailiaspis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Bailiaspis was named by Resser (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-l Cm uMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 81].

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Conocoryphidae by Resser (1936), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Bailiaspis Resser p. 18
2002Bailiaspis Jell and Adrain p. 346
2002Bailiaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusBailiaspis

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. †Bailiaspis Resser 1936
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Bailiaspis bufo Hicks 1865
Bailiaspis dalmani Angelin 1878
Bailiaspis elegans Hartt 1868
Bailiaspis emarginata Linarsson 1877
Bailiaspis glabrata Angelin 1878
Bailiaspis granulata Matthew 1885
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Resser 1936All features normal for the family. Cephalon and pygidium like Bailiella except for the rim of cephalon. Rim thickened and extended backward in the middle, sufficiently in some species to connect the anterior furrow with the dorsal furrow.
Some species were referred to Ctenocephalus because the thickened rim simulates a median boss, but examination of the specimens shows at once that the structure is quite different.
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: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:53:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:53:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Menevian or 500.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) B. griffei (198926) B. souchoni (198925)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0France B. souchoni (199040)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (New Brunswick) B. elegans (49070)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) B. venusta (49059)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation B. menneri (10029)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Sweden (Scania) B. sp. (176679 179691)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Alaska) B. picta (10508)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Spain (Aragon) B. glabrata (229080)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Spain B. glabrata (182506)