Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Full reference: R. Ludvigsen. 1976. New cheirurinid trilobites from the lower Whittaker Formation (Ordovician), southern Mackenzie Mountains. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 13(7):947-959
Belongs to Whittakerites according to R. Ludvigsen 1976
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GSC 44191, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Southwestern District of Mackenzie, Whittaker Anticline (Q-530), which is in an Edenian/Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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