Actaeus armatus explained

Actaeus is a genus of leanchoiliid megacheiran arthropod, containing the single species Actaeus armatus. It is known from a single specimen recovered from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada,[1] and it may be actually a poorly preserved specimen of Alalcomenaeus.[2] The specimen is over 6 cm long and has a body consisting of a head shield, 11 body tergites, and a terminal plate.[3] It was named after Actaeus, first king of attica, and armatus a combination of greek and latin words to describe the frontal appendages of the species.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Briggs, Derek E. G. . Collins, Desmond . 1988 . A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia . Palaeontology . 31 . 3 . 779–798 . April 4, 2010 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716060204/http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2031/Pages%20779-798.pdf . July 16, 2011 .
  2. Briggs . Derek E. G. . Collins . Desmond . 1999 . The Arthropod Alalcomenaeus cambricus Simonetta, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia . Palaeontology . en . 42 . 6 . 953–977 . 10.1111/1475-4983.00104 . 0031-0239. free .
  3. Whittington, H. B. . May 12, 1981 . Rare Arthropods from the Burgess Shale, Middle Cambrian, British Columbia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B . 292 . 1060 . 329–357 . 10.1098/rstb.1981.0033 . 1981RSPTB.292..329W.
  4. Web site: Actaeus armatus. Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. (Burgess Shale species 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20230326150506/https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/actaeus-armatus/. March 26, 2023. live.

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