Annamitella borealis Neuman 1964 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Full reference: R. B. Neuman. 1964. Fossils in the Ordovician Tuffs Northeastern Maine, with a section on Trilobita by Harry B. Whittington. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1181(E):1-38

Belongs to Annamitella according to Z. Zhou and R. A. Fortey 1986

See also Neuman 1964

Sister taxa: Annamitella brachyops, Annamitella granulatus, Annamitella guizhouensis, Annamitella hexianensis, Annamitella insulana, Annamitella kantsingensis, Annamitella parva, Annamitella perplexa, Annamitella rectangulosa, Annamitella strigifrons, Annamitella tellecheai, Annamitella yichangensis

Type specimen: USNM 143708, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Arenigian of United States (1: Maine collection)

• Ordovician of United States (1: Maine)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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