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Bristolia

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Bristolia Harrington p. 58
1979Bristolia Palmer and Halley p. 63
1993Bristolia Palmer and Repina p. 24
1997Bristolia Whittington et al. p. 409
1999Bristolia Lieberman p. 120
2002Bristolia Jell and Adrain p. 352
2002Bristolia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyBiceratopsidae
subfamilyBristoliinae
genusBristolia

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.

G. †Bristolia Harrington 1956
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†Bristolia anteros Palmer and Halley 1979
†Bristolia bristolensis Resser 1928
†Bristolia colberti Gapp and Lieberman 2014
†Bristolia fragilis Palmer and Halley 1979
†Bristolia harringtoni Lieberman 1999
†Bristolia insolens Resser 1928
†Bristolia mohavensis Hazzard and Crickmay 1933
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. J. Harrington 1956Olenellinae with well advanced genal spines. Metagenal spines absent in adult. Metagenal angle narrowly obtuse to acute. Glabella with three pairs of lateral glabellar lobes, strongly constricted at the level of the preoccipital furrow. Second (3p) furrow transglabellar, gently curved backward, not reaching the axial furrows. Preoccipital (2p) furrow curved, chevron shaped, disconnected at middle. Frontal glabellar lobe pyriform, expanded in front and encroaching over anterior border of cephalon. Occipital ring broad (sag.) and as wide (tr.) as frontal glabellar lobe. Eye lobes short, submedian (slightly anterior), reaching level of preoccipital furrow. Cephalic border raised, narrowing anteriorly.
A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993Bristollinae with cephalon subpentagonal to subquadrate in outline. Genal spine originating opposite or anterior to L2. Intergenal spine absent. Preglabellar field absent. Posterior tips of ocular lobes opposite or anterior to Ll. Fifteenth thoracic segment with long axial spine. Opisthothorax of at least 17 segments.
B. S. Lieberman 1999Anterior cephalic border between L4 and genal spine angle relatively short, length (exsag.) less than or equal to length (sag.) of L1; anterior cephalic border developed as elevated, flattened ridge, prominently separated from extraocular area; frontal lobe con- tacts anterior border furrow; anterolateral margins of frontal lobe deflected posteriorly at roughly 10 degree angle relative to transverse line; frontal lobe moderately long (sag.), length equal to length of L0 and L1 medially; glabellar furrows prominently incised; S3 same depth laterally as medially; lateral margins of L2 when proceeding anteriorly bulging laterally relative to L0; lateral margins of glabella between posterior margin of L0 and L1 constrict; distal tips of S0 straight; extraocular region flattened; intergenal ridge visible as faint trace; intergenal spine absent in adult; genal spine length (exsag.) of approximately first eight thoracic segments; thorax divided into pro- and opisthothorax; nodes present on medial part of thoracic axial rings; T3 macropleural, spine length (exsag.) greater than length of thoracopygidium; anterior margin of T3 deflects anteriorly before flexing poste- riorly; anterior margin of pleural furrow on T3 parallels transverse line before flexing pos- teriorly; anterior margin of thoracic pleural furrow separated from body of segment by prominent ridge; thoracic pleural spines, behind T4, developed as short sweeping projec- tions extending two to three thoracic segments back, lying in roughly same dorso-ventral plane as pleural segments; prominent spine on axial ring of T15 (see Harrington 1956 and Lieberman 1998 for additional characters).
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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-02 14:44:05
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:44:05
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Canada (Northern Territories) B. colberti (228650)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Newfoundland) B. mohavensis (195924)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (California) B. anteros (149629 149699 226626) B. anteros, B. fragilis (10613 151378 230439) B. brachyomma (10630) B. bristolensis (10609 149628 149647 149648 149693 149694 149698) B. bristolensis, B. anteros, B. fragilis (149610) B. bristolensis, B. insolens (10610) B. fragilis (149649) B. mohavensis (10607) B. n. sp. 2, B. n. sp. 3 (10618) B. sp. (226265 226271 230298) B. sp.1, B. bristolensis (10608) B. sp.2 (10612 10615 10616) B. sp.2, B. anteros (10611) B. sp.2, B. sp.3, B. sp.4, B. sp.5 (10619) B. sp.3 (10621) Mesonacis bristolensis, Paedeumias mohavensis (219694) Mesonacis insolens (219698) Mesonacis insolens, B. bristolensis, Paedeumias mohavensis, B. anteros, B. harringtoni (219695) Olenellus bristolensis, Olenellus insolens, Paedeumias mohavensis (192036) Paedeumias mohavensis (219697 219699)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) B. anteros (149558) B. anteros, B. fragilis (149555 149556) B. bristolensis (149576) B. fragilis (149551)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Mexico (Sonora) B. bristolensis (90559)