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Rushtonites

Taxonomy
Rushtonites was named by Hinz (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Cm Boto-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1244]. Its type is Rushtonites spinosus.

It was assigned to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hallucishaniids by Caron et al. (2013).

Species
R. spinosus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. asiatica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rushtonites Hinz
2002Rushtonites Sepkoski
2013Rushtonites Caron et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
—Hallucishaniids
genusRushtonites

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. †Rushtonites Hinz 1987
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†Rushtonites spinosus Hinz 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Atdabanian or 517.10000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) R. asiatica (6897)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) R. spinosus (79933)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) R. spinosus (79928)