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Bumastus (Bumastus)

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Bumastus (Bumastus) Murchison

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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
genusBumastusMurchison 1839
subgenusBumastusMurchison 1839

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. †Bumastus (Bumastus) Murchison 1839
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Bumastus (Bumastus) glomerosus Kobayashi and Hamada 1974
Bumastus (Bumastus) subquadratus Kobayashi and Hamada 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-06-09 11:42:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:42:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 432.90000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Argentina Bumastus bellmanni (25103)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Bumastus transversalis (24943)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Shikoku) Bumastus glomerosus, Bumastus subquadratus (188690)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Skikoku) Bumastus glomerosus (188692)