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Bumastus kattoi

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Bumastus kattoi was named by Kobayashi et al. (1984). Its type specimen is KGS 3590, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/shale in the Fukata Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. bouchardi, B. commodus, B. danielsi, B. niagarense, B. phrix, B. tenuirugosus, B. armatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Bumastus kattoi Kobayashi et al. p. 256 figs. Pl 5, fig. 2

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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
genusBumastusMurchison 1839
specieskattoi

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.

†Bumastus kattoi Kobayashi et al. 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available