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Bolbocephalus ellesmerensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bolbocephalus ellesmerensis was named by Adrain and Westrop (2005). Its type specimen is ROM 56858, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Bolbocephalus ellesmerensis Adrain and Westrop p. 1541 fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurinaeWalcott 1886
genusBolbocephalusWhitfield 1890
speciesellesmerensis

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Bolbocephalus ellesmerensis Adrain and Westrop 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available