Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combinations: Asaphus (Isotelus) iowensis, Isotelus iowaensis
Belongs to Isotelus according to L. Amati 2014
See also Bolton 2000 and Raymond 1925
Sister taxa: Isotelus aktchokensis, Isotelus bradleyi, Isotelus copenhagenensis, Isotelus frognoensis, Isotelus giganteus, Isotelus gigas, Isotelus harrisi, Isotelus kimmswickensis, Isotelus maximus, Isotelus megistos, Isotelus parvirugosus, Isotelus platyrhachis, Isotelus rejuvenis, Isotelus rex, Isotelus simplex, Isotelus skapaneidos, Isotelus susae, Isotelus violaensis, Isotelus walcotti, Homotelus gratiosus, Homotelus indentus, Homotelus elongatus, Homotelus stegops, Homotelus laeviurus, Homotelus catactus, Homotelus florencevillensis, Homotelus laevis, Homotelus stincharensis, Homotelus ulrichi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (7: Nunavut, Ontario collections), United States (5: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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