Eofallotaspis Sdzuy 1978 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Full reference: K. Sdzuy. 1978. The Precambrian-Cambrian boundary beds in Morocco (Preliminary Report). Geological Magazine 115(2):83-94

Parent taxon: Fallotaspididae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997

See also Geyer 1996, Palmer and Repina 1993 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amplifallotaspis, Avefallotaspis, Choubertella, Daguinaspidinae, Daguinaspis, Fallotaspidinae, Fallotaspis, Parafallotaspis, Profallotaspis

Subtaxa: Eofallotaspis prima Eofallotaspis tioutensis

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Type: Eofallotaspis tioutensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Morocco (13 collections), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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