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Illaenus bucculentus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus bucculentus was named by Whittington (1963). Its type specimen is GSC 16227, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Illaenus bucculentus Whittington p. 72 figs. Pl. 18, figs. 6, 9, 12, 13

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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
speciesbucculentus

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Illaenus bucculentus Whittington 1963
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Diagnosis
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