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Bumastus lenzi
Description | Bumastus is an extinct genus of corynexochid trilobites which existed from the Early Ordovician period to the Late Silurian period. They were relatively large trilobites, reaching a length of 6 in (15 cm). They were distinctive for their highly globular, smooth-surfaced exoskeleton. They possessed well-developed, large compound eyes and were believed to have dwelled in shallow-water sediments in life. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumastus_lenzi, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus lenzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Generic Name | Bumastus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Bumastus lenzi (Chatterton & Ludvigsen, 1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumastus_lenzi |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Bumastoides lenzi (Chatterton & Ludvigsen, 1976) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastoides lenzi |
References
B. D. E. Chatterton (1980) Ontogenetic studies of Middle Ordovician trilobites from the Esbataottine Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, Canada: Palaeontographica Abteilung A: 1--74 - via Catalogue of Life |
B. D. E. Chatterton, R. Ludvigsen (1976) Silicified Middle Ordovician trilobites from the South Nahanni River Area, District of Mackenzie, Canada: Palaeontographica Abteilung A 1-3: 1--106 - via Catalogue of Life |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!