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Bayfieldia simata

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Eurekiidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Bayfieldia simata Winston and Nicholls p. 84 figs. pl. 9 f. 20, 23-26
1971Bayfieldia simata Stitt p. 41 figs. PI. 5, figs. 9, 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyEurekiidaeHupé 1953
genusBayfieldiaClark 1924
speciessimata

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.

Bayfieldia simata Winston and Nicholls 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:57:25
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:57:25
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Bayfieldia simata (240401 240418 240445 240448 240450 240454 240456 240457)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) Bayfieldia simata (54096 81298)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Texas) Bayfieldia simata (216014 219648 219651 219655 219678 233747)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Bayfieldia simata (9774)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (Texas) Bayfieldia simata (219680)