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Rushtonites spinosus

Taxonomy
Rushtonites spinosus was named by Hinz (1987). Its type specimen is UB 115, an other, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Rushton, which is in an Atdabanian carbonate limestone in the Lower Comley Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Rushtonites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. asiatica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rushtonites spinosus Hinz pp. 74 – 74 figs. pl. 11 f. 1-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
—Hallucishaniids
genusRushtonites
speciesspinosus

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.

†Rushtonites spinosus Hinz 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Atdabanian or 517.10000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) Rushtonites spinosus (type locality: 79933)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Rushtonites spinosus (79928)