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Illaenus

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Sister genera
Deucalion
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2021-12-02

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Illaenus Dalman
1827Deucalion Shtsheglov
1860Actinolobus Eichwald
1916Illaenus Raymond p. 4
1916Deucalion Raymond p. 5
1916Actinolobus Raymond p. 23
1925Illaenus Warburg
1964Illaenus Neuman
1980Illaenus Owen and Bruton
1988Illaenus Bruton and Owen
1998Illaenus Zhou et al. p. 714
1999Illaenus Fortey and Droser p. 192
2002Illaenus Jell and Adrain p. 387
2002Illaenus Sepkoski
2013Illaenus Fortey and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusIllaenusDalman 1827

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. †Illaenus Dalman 1827
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Subg. †Illaenus (Parillaenus) Jaanusson 1954
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†Illaenus (Parillaenus) primoticus Fortey and Bruton 2013
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Invalid names: Illaenus grandis Roemer 1861 [synonym], Illaenus vivax Holm 1882 [synonym]
†Illaenus (Parillaenus) yohi Zhou et al. 1984
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Invalid names: Illaenus holmi Sun 1931 [replaced]
†Illaenus aduncus Jaanusson 1957
†Illaenus alveatus Raymond 1925
†Illaenus angelini Holm 1882
†Illaenus auriculatus Ross and Barnes 1967
†Illaenus bayfieldi Billings 1859
†Illaenus bucculentus Whittington 1963
†Illaenus cekovioides Zhou et al. 2014
†Illaenus consimilis Billings 1865
†Illaenus consobrinus Billings 1865
†Illaenus crassicauda Wahlenberg 1826
†Illaenus dalecarlicus Warburg 1925
†Illaenus fieldi Raymond 1925
†Illaenus fraternus Billings 1865
†Illaenus gelasinus Whittington 1965
†Illaenus gigas Holm 1882
†Illaenus lacertus Whittington 1954
†Illaenus lautus Raymond 1925
†Illaenus marginalis Raymond 1925
†Illaenus oscitatus Fortey 1980
†Illaenus protuberans Raymond 1925
†Illaenus renhuaniensis Yin in Yin and Lee 1978
†Illaenus sinensis Yabe 1920
†Illaenus spiculatus Whittington 1963
†Illaenus tianrongi Zhou et al. 2014
†Illaenus tingi Sun 1931
†Illaenus tumidifrons Billings 1865
†Illaenus usitatus Zhou et al. 2014
†Illaenus utahensis Hintze 1953
†Illaenus viator Raymond 1925
†Illaenus wimani Warburg 1925
Invalid names: Actinolobus Eichwald 1860 [synonym], Deucalion Shtsheglov 1827 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedg
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 11:45:35
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:27:47
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Dawan to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 478.80000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (494 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) I. sp. (104441) I. utahensis (104440)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Iran I. hinomotoensis (66870)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Canada (Newfoundland) I. tumidifrons (198245)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Sweden I. sp. (3195)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Iran I. hinomotoensis (66868)
Canadian486.85 - 457.3China (Heibei Provence) I. hinomotoensis (157259 157262 157263)
Canadian486.85 - 457.3China (Jilin Provence) I. hinomotoensis (157251)
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1United Kingdom I. spp. (182520)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan) I. sp. (7694 7695)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Jilin Provence) I. hinomotoensis (157250)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway I. roemeri (162224 162225)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) I. roemeri (73410 73460)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Norway (Oslo-Asker District) I. sp. (364)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Jamtland) I. sp. (153331)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Indiana) I. sp. (13291)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Zhejiang) I. sp. (27741)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) I. sp. (26803)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) I. sp. (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) I. sp. (26794)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) I. sp. (188860)