Athabaskia bithus Walcott 1916 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae

Alternative combinations: Bathyuriscus bithus, Clavaspidella bithus

Full reference: C.D. Walcott. 1916. Cambrian geology and paleontology III. No. 5. Cambrian trilobites. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 64:303-456

Belongs to Athabaskia according to Tortello 2020

See also Campbell 1974, Resser 1935 and Walcott 1916

Sister taxa: Athabaskia anax, Athabaskia bela, Athabaskia glacialis, Athabaskia gladei, Athabaskia howelli, Athabaskia minor, Athabaskia ostheimeri, Athabaskia wasatchensis

Type specimen: USNM 62635

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (4: Idaho, Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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