Achlysopsis liokata Fritz 1968 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1968. Lower and early Middle Cambrian trilobites from the Pioche Shale, East-Central Nevada, U.S.A. Palaeontology 11:36-43

Belongs to Achlysopsis according to F. A. Sundberg 2018

See also Fritz 1968

Sister taxa: Achlysopsis brighamensis, Achlysopsis hemitora

Type specimen: USNM 153635, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Delamaran of United States (2: Nevada, Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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