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Bathyurus ellipticus
Taxonomy
Bathyurus ellipticus was named by Cleland (1900). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed VI 2, Quarry by railroad track, Fort Hunter hamlet, Florida, which is in a Gasconadian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Tribes Hill Formation of New York.
It was recombined as Petigurus ellipticus by Bassler (1915); it was recombined as Hystricurus ellipticus by Fisher (1954).
It was recombined as Petigurus ellipticus by Bassler (1915); it was recombined as Hystricurus ellipticus by Fisher (1954).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Bathyurus ellipticus Cleland p. 17 figs. Pl. 16, figs. 5 and 6 |
| 1915 | Petigurus ellipticus Bassler p. 961 |
| 1954 | Hystricurus ellipticus Fisher figs. P1. 4, figs. 12 and 13 |
| 2008 | Bathyurus ellipticus Knight et al. |
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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 ellipticus Cleland 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available