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Bailiaspis elegans

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Conocephalites elegans was named by Hartt (1868).

It was recombined as Conocoryphe elegans by Matthew (1885); it was recombined as Bailiaspis elegans by Resser (1936).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Conocephalites elegans Hartt p. 650
1885Conocoryphe elegans Matthew p. 115 figs. pl. I, figs. 28-33
1936Bailiaspis elegans Resser pp. 18 - 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusBailiaspis
specieselegans(Hartt 1868)

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.

Bailiaspis elegans Hartt 1868
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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: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:53:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:53:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: St Davids or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (New Brunswick) Bailiaspis elegans (49070)