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Bathyurus (Raymondites) missouriensis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bathyurus (Raymondites) missouriensis was named by Swisher et al. (2015). Its type specimen is OU 12656, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is road cut on Missouri State Highway MM, 2.7 km southeast of House Springs, which is in a Trentonian carbonate limestone in the Kimmswick Formation of Missouri.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. angelini, B. candatus, B. johnstoni, B. perplexus, B. trispinosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Bathyurus (Raymondites) missouriensis Swisher et al. pp. 131 - 132 figs. 15.1–15.12, 16.1–16.13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusBathyurusBillings 1859
subgenusRaymonditesSinclair 1944
speciesmissouriensis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. E. Swisher et al. 2015Occipital and axial pygidial spine present. Long frontal area, length equal to 28% (22%–32%; lower values in largest specimens) of preoccipital glabellar length; anterior border furrow obsolete. Glabella well rounded anteriorly and with conspicuous taper in front of S2. Palpebral area of fixigena smooth. Anterior branches of facial suture nearly straight, slightly divergent.
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Trentonian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Bathyurus missouriensis (type locality: 167296)