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Bolbocephalus stclairi

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bolbocephalus stclairi was named by Cullison (1944) [Bolbocephalus st. clairi].

It was corrected as Bolbocephalus sainteclairi by Fix (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Bolbocephalus stclairi Cullison pp. 78 - 79 figs. Plate XXXV, figures 27-31
1975Bolbocephalus sainteclairi Fix

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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
subfamilyBathyurinaeWalcott 1886
genusBolbocephalusWhitfield 1890
speciesstclairiCullison 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.

Bolbocephalus stclairi Cullison 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:31:34
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:31:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 481.70000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Missouri) Bolbocephalus sainteclairi (75543) Bolbocephalus stclairi (56439 75519)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Bolbocephalus stclairi (189837)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Bolbocephalus stclairi (189838)