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Illaenus lacertus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus lacertus was named by Whittington (1954) [USNM specimen number omitted in reference]. Its type specimen is USNM, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Illaenus lacertus Whittington p. 136 figs. Pl. 61, figs. 1-6

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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
specieslacertus

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 lacertus Whittington 1954
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Illaenus lacertus (26937 26939)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Nunvait) Illaenus lacertus (192778)