Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Alternative spellings: Diacanthaspis (Acanthalomina), Leonaspis (Acanthalomina)
Parent taxon: Odontopleuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Churkin 1961, Kiessling 2003, Ramsköld and Chatterton 1991 and Whittington 1956
Sister taxa: Acidaspidinae, Apianurinae, Borkopleura, Ceratocephalinae, Ceratonurus, Chlustinia, Dicranurus, Dudleyaspis, Eoleonaspis, Gaotania, Globulaspis, Hispaniaspis, Isoprusia, Ivanopleura, Koneprusia, Koneprusiinae, Laethoprusia, Meadowtownella, Miraspidinae, Odontopleurinae, Orphanaspis, Periallaspis, Proceratocephala, Selenopeltis, Selenopeltoides, Stelckaspis, Taemasaspis, Uriarra
Subtaxa: Leonaspis (Acanthalomina) minuta
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (9: Northwest Territories collections), the Czech Republic (2), United States (2: California)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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