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Isotelus parvirugosus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Isotelus parvirugosus was named by Chatterton and Ludvigsen (1976). Its type specimen is GSC 43349, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Isotelus parvirugosus Chatterton and Ludvigsen p. 21 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusIsotelusDekay 1824
speciesparvirugosus

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.

Isotelus parvirugosus Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
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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: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:29:44
Modified: 2020-06-15 08:39:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Blackriveran or 470.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Isotelus parvirugosus (24621 25932 25933 25934 26054 26055 26056 26060)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Isotelus parvirugosus (24628 25931)