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Isotelus maximus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Isotelus maximus was named by Locke (1838).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Isotelus maximus Locke

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusIsotelusDekay 1824
speciesmaximusLocke 1838

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.

†Isotelus maximus Locke 1838
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:29:44
Modified: 2020-06-15 08:39:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Richmondian or 453.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Isotelus maximus (26274)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Ohio) Isotelus maximus (64476)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Isotelus maximus (64404 64416)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Isotelus maximus (26192)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Isotelus maximus (154952)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Isotelus maximus (89024)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Isotelus maximus (26271 26273)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Isotelus maximus (204686)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Isotelus maximus (64426 64475)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Isotelus maximus (26293)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Isotelus maximus (5396 5399)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Isotelus maximus (64340 64403)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Isotelus maximus (37833)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Isotelus maximus (399 64170) Isotelus sp. (374)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Isotelus maximus (5326 27499 27500) Isotelus sp. (372)
Ashgill - Richmondian449.5 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Isotelus maximus (26303)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) Isotelus maximus (64224 64225 64230 64232)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) Isotelus maximus (24034)