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Crepicephalus buttsi

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Crepicephalidae

Taxonomy
Crepicephalus buttsi was named by Resser (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 94907 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Crepicephalus buttsi Resser p. 72 figs. Plate 11, figures 28, 29, 49, 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyCrepicephalidae
genusCrepicephalusOwen 1852
speciesbuttsiResser 1938

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.

Crepicephalus buttsi Resser 1938
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Crepicephalus buttsi montanaensis Lochman and Duncan 1944
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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
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 12:06:08
Modified: 2009-02-26 14:06:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Dresbachian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) Crepicephalus buttsi (7182 7183 7184 7193 7199 7201 7277 7284 7287 7403 7404 7686 8021 8023 8082) Crepicephalus buttsi, Crepicephalus deadwoodensis (7402)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Crepicephalus buttsi (8076)