Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1975. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. II. Asaphidae, Nileidae, Raphiophoridae and Telephinidae of the Valhollfonna Formation. Norsk Polarinstitutt, Skrifter 162:1-125
Belongs to Carolinites according to R. A. Fortey 1975
Sister taxa: Carolinites genacinaca, Carolinites ichangensis, Carolinites indentus, Carolinites killaryensis, Carolinites macrophthalma, Carolinites rugosus, Carolinites sibiricus, Carolinites tasmaniensis
Type specimen: SMA 84212, a cephalothorax
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Norway (3 collections), United States (1: Nevada)
• Arenig of Australia (3)
• Ordovician of United States (3: Utah)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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