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Eastonillaenus goonumblaensis

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Eastonillaenus goonumblaensis was named by Edgecombe and Webby (2007). Its type specimen is MM F22211a, b [counterparts], an exoskeleton, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Currajong Park Homestead, which is in an Eastonian deep subtidal shelf siltstone in the Gunningbland Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Eastonillaenus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Eastonillaenus goonumblaensis Edgecombe and Webby p. 257 figs. Fig 1b-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusEastonillaenus
speciesgoonumblaensis

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.

Eastonillaenus goonumblaensis Edgecombe and Webby 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:00:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 20:00:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Eastonian or 452.30000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Eastonillaenus goonumblaensis (type locality: 188479)