†Uromystrum patulum Whittington 1963 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1963. Middle Ordovician trilobites from Lower Head, western Newfoundland. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 129(1):1-118
Belongs to Uromystrum according to H. B. Whittington 1963
Sister taxa: Uromystrum affine, Uromystrum brevispinum, Uromystrum drepanon, Uromystrum marginiatus, Uromystrum minor, Uromystrum validus
Type specimen: GSC 16204, a cephalothorax. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Alpha Boulder, Table Head
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