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Illaenus fieldi

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus fieldi was named by Raymond (1925). Its type specimen is MCZ 1658 - 1660 (cotypes) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Illaenus fieldi Raymond p. 107 figs. Plate 7, fig. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusIllaenusDalman 1827
speciesfieldi

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.

Illaenus fieldi Raymond 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-09 11:45:35
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:27:47
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Illaenus fieldi (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)