Altiplanelaspis Pribyl and Vanek 1980 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pharostomatidae

Parent taxon: Pharostomatidae according to N. E. Vaccari et al. 2017

See also Jell and Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Paivinia, Pharostomina, Ptychometopus, Thulincola

Subtaxa: Altiplanelaspis palquiensis

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Guanacuna Fm. Palqui, Bolivia (Ordovician of Bolivia)

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