Trilobita - Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Full reference: R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor. 1968. Tremadocian trilobites from the Nochixtlan Region, Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 42(3):767-800
Belongs to Richardsonella according to R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor 1968
Sister taxa: Richardsonella convexa, Richardsonella elongata, Richardsonella kainelliformis, Richardsonella megalops
Type specimen: USNM 159036, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is USNM 16002b, Tinu Formation, Oaxaca, Mexico - Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968, which is in the Tremadoc of limestone/shale the Tinu Formation Mexico.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at USNM 16002b, Tinu Formation, Oaxaca, Mexico - Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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