Parafallotaspis Fritz 1972 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

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

See also Palmer and Repina 1993 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Parafallotaspis grata

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Type: Parafallotaspis grata

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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