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Bathyurus

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Bathyurus was named by Billings (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 795].

It was reranked as Arionellus (Bathyurus) by Shumard (1861).

It was assigned to Arionellus by Shumard (1861); to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Bathyurus Billings
1861Arionellus (Bathyurus) Shumard
2002Bathyurus Jell and Adrain p. 348
2002Bathyurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusBathyurusBillings 1859

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. †Bathyurus Billings 1859
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†Bathyurus acutus Raymond 1913
†Bathyurus angustus Ross 1970
†Bathyurus congeneris Walcott 1884
†Bathyurus ellipticus Cleland 1900
†Bathyurus esbataottinensis Ludvigsen 1979
†Bathyurus eskimoensis Twenhofel 1938
†Bathyurus extans Hall 1847
†Bathyurus granulosus Ludvigsen 1979
†Bathyurus mackenziensis Tremblay and Westrop 1991
†Bathyurus margareti Tremblay and Westrop 1991
†Bathyurus nevadensis Ross and Barnes 1967
†Bathyurus platyparius Ludvigsen 1979
†Bathyurus simillimus Walcott 1884
†Bathyurus sunbloodensis Tremblay and Westrop 1991
†Bathyurus superbus Raymond 1910
†Bathyurus tuberculatus Walcott 1884
†Bathyurus ulu Ludvigsen 1979
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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 12:55:37
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Caradoc or 486.40000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (143 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4Canada (Newfoundland) Hystricurus ellipticus (195680 195681 195697 195736 195740)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hystricurus ellipticus (195689)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) B. acutus (104440) B. extans (104439)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) B. ellipticus (119376)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) B. sp. (189361) Hystricurus ellipticus (174037 174038 174043)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hystricurus ellipticus (80769)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (HeBei) B. sp. (7958)
Arenigian - Llanvirn477.1 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (25296) Goniotelina sp., B. sp. (25285)
Floian - Whiterockian477.1 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland) B. perplexus (196505)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) B. extans (104409)
Chazyan - Llandeilo471.3 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp., B. extans (25299 25300 25301 25302)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) B. extans (405) Raymondites longispinus (23122)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) B. angelini (172209 172352 172355 172363) B. spiniger (172350)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) B. angelini (172204) B. candatus, B. angelini (172201)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) B. angustus, B. nevadensis (24617) B. granulosus (24618) B. sp. (312 25928)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) B. angustus (102266 102267) B. granulosus (25173 25177 102477 102479 102487 102488) B. mackenziensis (102232 102233 102234 102236 102239 102257 102258 102259 102262 102263 102264 102265 102480) B. margareti (25853 102253 102482 102483) B. sp. (25857 25926 25927) B. sunbloodensis (25861 102251 102252 102484 102486)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) B. acutus (104374 104375 104391 104438 104524 104534) B. extans (104378 104392 210656) B. extans, B. extans (104532) B. nevadensis (104372 104373) B. sp. (104369 104389 104523)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) B. eskimoensis (111353 111426 111430 111435 111438 111451) B. sp., B. eskimoensis (111447)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Raymondites ingalli (26276)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) B. sp. (34197 34211 34212 34213)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) B. sp. (32823 32824 32825 32826 32832)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) B. spiniger (175724 181091)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) B. clochensis (167295) B. johnstoni, B. extans (26174) B. sp. (26175 26188)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raymondites longispinus (23789 23790 23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (25925 25929) B. ulu, B. esbataottinensis, B. platyparius (24631) B. ulu, B. platyparius (24628)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) B. extans (322 323 324)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) Raymondites longispinus (23118 23119 23120)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) B. superbus (26172) Raymondites spiniger (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) B. superbus (23892)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raymondites longispinus (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Raymondites longispinus (23276)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) B. ingalli (167297)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) B. trispinosus, Raymondites ingalli, Raymondites spiniger (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) B. extans (5346)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Raymondites ingalli (26272)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) B. missouriensis (167296)
Blackriveran - Caradoc457.3 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) B. extans (25311 25312) B. sp., B. extans (25303 25304 25305)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) B. extans, B. acutus, Raymondites ingalli, Raymondites spiniger (26263) Raymondites ingalli (26270 26271 26273)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Raymondites ingalli (34545)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. A, B. sp. B (188772)