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Bynumia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Bynumia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Bynumia Walcott, 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Smithson. Misc. Coll., 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Kingstoniidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bynumia arguta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia eumus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Bynumia lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia leptogaster species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia lirae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia modesta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia mollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia producta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia rangerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia robsonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia sawbackensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia sulcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia venusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bynumia walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Bynumia Walcott |
| 1992 | Bynumia Westrop |
| 2002 | Bynumia Jell and Adrain p. 353 |
| 2002 | Bynumia Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
