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Bathyurus (Raymondites)

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bathyurus (Raymondites) was named by Sinclair (1944) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 795].

It was reranked as Raymondites by Jell and Adrain (2002) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Bathyurus by Sinclair (1944); to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Bathyurus (Raymondites) Sinclair
2002Raymondites Jell and Adrain p. 438
2002Raymondites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusBathyurusBillings 1859
subgenusRaymonditesSinclair 1944

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.

Subg. †Bathyurus (Raymondites) Sinclair 1944
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†Bathyurus (Raymondites) clochensis Swisher et al. 2015
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:55:37
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Chatfieldian or 470.00000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Raymondites longispinus (23122)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Bathyurus spiniger (172350)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Raymondites ingalli (26276)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Bathyurus spiniger (175724 181091)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Bathyurus clochensis (167295)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Raymondites spiniger (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raymondites longispinus (23789 23790 23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) Raymondites longispinus (23118 23119 23120)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raymondites longispinus (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Raymondites longispinus (23276)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Bathyurus ingalli (167297)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Raymondites ingalli, Raymondites spiniger (26192)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Raymondites ingalli (26272)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Bathyurus missouriensis (167296)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Raymondites ingalli (26270 26271 26273) Raymondites ingalli, Raymondites spiniger (26263)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Raymondites ingalli (34545)