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Bathyurus superbus

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bathyurus superbus was named by Raymond (1910) [Lectotype selected by Ludvigsen 1978]. Its type specimen is ROM 18788 (lectotype), an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Bathyurus superbus Raymond p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusBathyurusBillings 1859
speciessuperbusRaymond 1910

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.

Bathyurus superbus Raymond 1910
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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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:55:37
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Blackriveran or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Oklahoma) Bathyurus superbus (23892)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Bathyurus superbus (26172)