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Illaenus bayfieldi

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus bayfieldi was named by Billings (1859) [Lectotype selected by Shaw and Bolton 2011]. Its type specimen is GSC 1089a (lectotype), a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Illaenus bayfieldi Billings
1925Illaenus bayfieldi Raymond p. 105

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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
speciesbayfieldiBillings 1859

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 bayfieldi Billings 1859
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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: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Illaenus bayfieldi (172350)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Illaenus bayfieldi (111333 111363 111431 111434 111440 111449 111452 111454)