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Batocara

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Batocara was named by Strusz (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1088]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Encrinuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Mitchellia Vogdes
1959Mitchellaspis Henningsmoen
1980Batocara Strusz
1986Australurus Ramsköld
2002Batocara Jell and Adrain p. 348
2002Batocara Sepkoski
2002Mitchellaspis Sepkoski
2002Pacificurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusBatocaraStrusz 1980

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. †Batocara Strusz 1980
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Invalid names: Mitchellaspis Henningsmoen 1959 [synonym], Pacificurus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-02-24 04:42:10
Modified: 2010-02-24 06:42:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludfordian or 438.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Queensland) B. fritillum (40018)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Australia (New South Wales) Encrinurus borenorensis (188430)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pacificurus civicae, Pacificurus spp., Pacificurus mitchelli (25679) Pacificurus mitchelli (25649 25652)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Australia (New South Wales) Pacificurus sp. (25640)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pacificurus spp. (25684)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pacificurus mitchelli (25639) Pacificurus sp. (25642 25680 25683) Pacificurus spp. (25681 25682)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Australia (New South Wales) B. bowningi, Pacificurus sp. (25634) Pacificurus mitchelli (25635)