†Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni Shaw 1968 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Synonyms: Asaphus marginalis Hall 1847, Basilicus marginalis Hall 1847

Full reference: F.C. Shaw. 1968. Early Middle Ordovician (Chazy) trilobites of New York. New York State Museum and Science Service Memoir 17:1-163

Belongs to Basilicus (Basiliella) according to F.C. Shaw 1968

Sister taxa: Basilicus (Basiliella) destombesi, Basilicus (Basiliella) illarensis, Basiliella karmbergensis

Type specimens:

  • Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni: NYSM 12535, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
  • Asaphus marginalis:

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Chazyan of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (3: New York)

• Whiterockian of United States (3: New York, Vermont)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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