Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae
Belongs to Nileus according to P. E. Raymond 1925
See also Whittington 1965
Sister taxa: Nileus affinis, Nileus amplus, 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 walcotti, Remopleuridioides preandinus
Type specimen: GSC 667a (lectotype), a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Whiterockian of Canada (3: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador), United States (1: Nevada)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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