Artiopoda - Asaphida - Nileidae
Belongs to Nileus according to Billings 1865
Sister taxa: Nileus amplus, Nileus armadillo, Nileus australis, Nileus cingolanii, Nileus depressus, Nileus deynouxi, Nileus erici, Nileus exarmatus, Nileus gabata, Nileus glazialis, Nileus hesperaffinis, Nileus lacunosa, Nileus macrops, Nileus orbiculatoides, Nileus orbiculatus, Nileus petilus, Nileus planiceps, Nileus porosus, Nileus scrutator, Nileus walcotti, Remopleuridioides preandinus
Type specimen: GSC 889a (lectotype), an exoskeleton
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Whiterockian of Canada (14: Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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