Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Alternative combinations: Chasmops maxima, Chasmops maximus, Phacops (Chasmops) maxima, Phacops maxima
Full reference: F. Schmidt. 1881. Revision der ostbaltischen silurischen Trilobiten. Abtheilung I: Phacopiden, Cheiruriden und Encrinuriden. Mémoires de L'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Petersbourg, Series 7 30(1):1-237
Belongs to Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) according to A. Roomusoks 1998
See also Dean 1961, Paskevicius 1997, Roomusoks 2004 and Schmidt 1881
Sister taxa: Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) maximus, Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) proavus, Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) vironiensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Lithuania (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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