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Eilura

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Eilura was named by Resser and Endo (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid Cm uMid Sepkoski's reference number: 472]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Solenopleuridae by Luo (2001); and to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Eilura Resser and Endo
2001Eilura Luo
2002Eilura 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
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusEiluraResser and Endo 1935

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. †Eilura Resser and Endo 1935
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Eilura quadrata Resser and Endo 1937
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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:35:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:35:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Shaanxi) E. quadrata (124911)
Taijangian - Wangcunian506.5 - 497.0China (Shaanxi) E. hanchengensis (124912)