†Glaphurus pustulatus Walcott 1877 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Raymondinidae

Alternative combinations: Acidaspis (Glaphurus) pustulatus, Arionellus pustulatus

Synonym: Sao lamottensis Whitfield 1886

Belongs to Glaphurus according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Shaw 1968

Sister taxon: Glaphurus divisus

Type specimens:

  • Glaphurus pustulatus: MCZ 7566B (lectotype), a cephalon/head (cranidium)
  • Sao lamottensis:

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (9: New York, Vermont collections)

• Chazyan of United States (7: New York)

• Ordovician of United States (1: New York)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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