†Bellefontia acuminiferentis Ross 1951 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combination: Xenostegium acuminiferentis
Full reference: R. J., J.r. Ross. 1951. Stratigraphy of the Garden City Formation in northeastern Utah, and its trilobite faunas. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Bulletin 6:1-161
Belongs to Bellefontia according to S. R. Westrop et al. 1993
See also Hintze 1953 and Ross 1951
Sister taxa: Bellefontia chamberlaini, Bellefontia ibexensis
Type specimen: YPM 18347, a pygidium
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Idaho, Utah collections)
• Skullrockian of United States (1: Utah)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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